Vileplume 31/165 · Expedition Base Set

Vileplume is Pokédex #045, generation 1 (Kanto). Vileplume is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Gloom. In this catalog that name is Gloom (#044).

Vileplume sits at 31/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 31 of 165. Before it is 30 Venusaur, and after it is 32 Weezing. 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.

Poison Pollen is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. This power can't be used if Vileplume is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Petal Dance lists 30× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Vileplume is now Confused. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Vileplume (#045) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vileplume 15/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Vileplume list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 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. Vileplume can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.