Spinarak 75/115 · Unseen Forces

Spinarak is Pokédex #167, generation 2 (Johto). Spinarak is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Ariados, Ariados (#168) under evolves to.

Spinarak sits at 75/115 in Unseen Forces, position 77 of 145. Before it is 74 Snubbull, and after it is 76 Sunkern. 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 Common.

The attack Stun Poison lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Pierce is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Spinarak (#167) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Spinarak 75/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Sachiko Adachi illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Spinarak list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sachiko Adachi. I count 41 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. Spinarak can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.