Grovyle 32/100 · Crystal Guardians

Crystal Guardians is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Grovyle is 32/100, in position 32 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Combusken, and after it is 33 Gulpin. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grovyle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Grovyle (#253), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Treecko. In this catalog that name is Treecko (#252). The card lists Sceptile, Sceptile (#254) under evolves to.

Hisao Nakamura illustrated this card. The same name is on 71 other cards in the catalog.

Grovyle (#253) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2018. The earliest other card is Grovyle 31/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Hisao Nakamura illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Grovyle list a different HP.

The attack Detect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Grovyle during your opponent's next turn. Smash Kick is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Crystal Guardians, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crystal Guardians set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grovyle can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.