Vileplume 43/147 · Aquapolis

Vileplume is Pokédex #045, generation 1 (Kanto). Vileplume is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Gloom. In this catalog that name is Gloom (#044).

Vileplume sits at 43/147 in Aquapolis, position 43 of 182. Before it is 42 Victreebel, and after it is 44 Zapdos. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on January 15, 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Poison Scent lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and Confused. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and Asleep. Addictive Pollen is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent can't play Supporter cards during his or her next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Kyoko Umemoto illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Vileplume list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kyoko Umemoto. I count 174 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Aquapolis set binder is where a full Aquapolis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vileplume can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.