Wartortle 92/165 · 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. Wartortle is 92/165, in position 92 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 91 Quilava, and after it is 93 Abra. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wartortle (#008), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

The attack Doubleslap lists 10× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. Giant Wave is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Wartortle can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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. Wartortle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.