Poliwag 125/165 · Expedition Base Set

Poliwag is Pokédex #060, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwag is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Poliwhirl, Poliwhirl (#061) under evolves to.

Poliwag sits at 125/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 125 of 165. Before it is 124 Pikachu, and after it is 126 Ponyta. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Headbutt lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Rollout is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Poliwag (#060) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwag 59/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Poliwag list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Expedition Base Set set binder is where a full Expedition Base Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poliwag can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.