Dratini 1/20 · Dragon Vault

Dratini is Pokédex #147, generation 1 (Kanto). Dratini is a Basic Dragon Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Dragonair, Dragonair (#148) under evolves to.

Dratini sits at 1/20 in Dragon Vault, position 1 of 21. The next card is 2 Dratini. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on October 5, 2012. The printed size is 20. This checklist is longer, at 21 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Wrap lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Dragon ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is called the "Mirage Pokémon" because so few have seen it. Its shed skin has been found."

Dratini (#147) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dratini 26/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Dratini list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dragon Vault set binder is where a full Dragon Vault set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dratini can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.