Chikorita 99/165 · Expedition Base Set

Chikorita is Pokédex #152, generation 2 (Johto). Chikorita is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Bayleef, Bayleef (#153) under evolves to.

Chikorita sits at 99/165 in Expedition Base Set, position 99 of 165. Before it is 98 Charmander, and after it is 100 Chikorita. 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 Common.

The attack Hypnotic Gaze lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Double Scratch is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Chikorita (#152) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Chikorita 53/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Chikorita 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. Chikorita can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Johto starters. I still need this card.