Poliwrath 24/165 · Expedition Base Set

Poliwrath is Pokédex #062, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Poliwrath sits at 24/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 24 of 165. Before it is 23 Pidgeot, and after it is 25 Raichu. 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 Rare Holo.

Plunge is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Poliwrath is on your Bench, you may flip a coin. If heads, take all Energy cards attached to your Active Pokémon, if any, and attach them to Poliwrath. Then switch Poliwrath with your Active Pokémon. The attack Water Punch lists 40+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a number of coins equal to the amount of Water Energy attached to Poliwrath. This attack does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Poliwrath (#062) has 19 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 Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Poliwrath 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. Poliwrath 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.