Bayleef 35/115 · Unseen Forces

Bayleef is Pokédex #153, generation 2 (Johto). Bayleef is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Chikorita. In this catalog that name is Chikorita (#152). The card lists Meganium, Meganium (#154) under evolves to.

Bayleef sits at 35/115 in Unseen Forces, position 37 of 145. Before it is 34 Aipom, and after it is 36 Clefable. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Soothing Scent lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Bayleef (#153) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bayleef 28/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 8 other cards of Bayleef list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unseen Forces set binder is where a full Unseen Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bayleef can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.