Turtwig 67/95 · HS—Unleashed

Turtwig is Pokédex #387, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Turtwig is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Grotle, Grotle (#388) under evolves to.

Turtwig sits at 67/95 in HS—Unleashed, position 67 of 96. Before it is 66 Tropius, and after it is 68 Vulpix. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on May 12, 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Leech Seed lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. If this attack does any damage to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), remove 1 damage counter from Turtwig. Ram is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Photosynthesis occurs across its body under the sun. The shell on its back is actually hardened soil."

Turtwig (#387) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Turtwig 103/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 17 other cards of Turtwig list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

HS—Unleashed set binder is where a full HS—Unleashed set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Turtwig can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.