Spinarak 83/123 · HeartGold & SoulSilver

HeartGold & SoulSilver is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Spinarak is 83/123, in position 83 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 82 Snubbull, and after it is 84 Staryu. The listed rarity is Common.
Spinarak is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Spinarak (#167), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Ariados, Ariados (#168) under evolves to.
Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.
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. 8 other cards of Spinarak list a different HP.
The attack Hang Down lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Spider Web is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close."
I keep a set binder for HeartGold & SoulSilver, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HeartGold & SoulSilver set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Spinarak can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 83/123
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
- Released
- February 10, 2010
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex
- Spinarak (#167)
- Evolves to
- Ariados
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackSpider Web
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Flavor text
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Spinarak from?
HeartGold & SoulSilver, in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 123.
What is the collector number?
83/123. It is entry 83 of 124 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Ken Sugimori. The catalog lists 1,112 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Spinarak #167, generation 2 (Johto).
Which attacks are printed?
Hang Down (10) and Spider Web.