Bayleef 71/165 · Expedition Base Set

Bayleef is Pokédex #153, generation 2 (Johto). Bayleef is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Chikorita. In this catalog that name is Chikorita (#152). The card lists Meganium, Meganium (#154) under evolves to.

Bayleef sits at 71/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 71 of 165. Before it is 70 Weezing, and after it is 72 Chansey. 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 Uncommon.

The attack Mysterious Powder lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Bayleef (#153) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bayleef 28/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 8 other cards of Bayleef list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 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. Bayleef can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.