Poliwrath H24/144 · Skyridge

Poliwrath is Pokédex #062, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Poliwrath sits at H24/144 in Skyridge, position 174 of 182. Before it is H23 Politoed, and after it is H25 Raichu. The set belongs to the E-Card series. It was released on May 12, 2003. The printed size is 144. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Strange Spiral is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Poliwrath is your Active Pokémon, you may discard a basic Energy card attached to Poliwrath. If you do, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. This power can't be used if Poliwrath is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Spiral Punch lists 40+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Poliwrath (#062) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Poliwrath list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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