Vileplume 69/165 · Expedition Base Set

Expedition Base Set is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on September 15, 2002. The printed size is 165, and the checklist is the same length. Vileplume is 69/165, in position 69 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 68 Venusaur, and after it is 70 Weezing. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

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. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Vileplume list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for Expedition Base Set, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Expedition Base Set set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vileplume can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.