Politoed 25/144 · Skyridge

Skyridge is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Politoed is 25/144, in position 25 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 24 Piloswine, and after it is 26 Poliwrath. The listed rarity is Rare.

Politoed is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Politoed (#186), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

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

Politoed (#186) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Politoed 8/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Politoed list a different HP.

The attack Sudden Growth lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach any number of basic Energy cards from your hand to Politoed. Frog Hop is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 20 more damage. Energy Splash is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Move 2 Water Energy cards attached to Politoed to 1 or 2 of your Benched Pokémon. (You may put both on the same Pokémon or 1 each on 2 different Pokémon.) If you have no Benched Pokémon, ignore this effect. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Skyridge, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Skyridge set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Politoed can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Atsuko Nishida cards, early series. I still need this card.