Ivysaur 35/100 · Crystal Guardians

Ivysaur is Pokédex #002, generation 1 (Kanto). Ivysaur is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Bulbasaur. In this catalog that name is Bulbasaur (#001). The card lists Venusaur, Venusaur (#003) under evolves to.

Ivysaur sits at 35/100 in Crystal Guardians, position 35 of 100. Before it is 34 Ivysaur, and after it is 36 Lairon. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Stretch Vine lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Sharp Leaf is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Ivysaur (#002) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ivysaur 30/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hisao Nakamura illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Ivysaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hisao Nakamura. I count 71 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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