Weezing 70/165 · 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. Weezing is 70/165, in position 70 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 69 Vileplume, and after it is 71 Bayleef. The listed rarity is Rare.

Weezing is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Weezing (#110), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Koffing. In this catalog that name is Koffing (#109).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Weezing (#110) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Weezing 45/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 23 other cards of Weezing list a different HP.

The attack Foul Gas lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Misfire is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, put 6 damage counters on Weezing. 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. Weezing can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.