Wartortle 42/100 · Crystal Guardians

Wartortle is Pokédex #008, generation 1 (Kanto). Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

Wartortle sits at 42/100 in Crystal Guardians, position 42 of 100. Before it is 41 Skitty, and after it is 43 Wartortle. 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 Bubble lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Tackle is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 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. Wartortle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.