Victreebel 12/102 · HS—Triumphant

Victreebel is Pokédex #071, generation 1 (Kanto). Victreebel is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Weepinbell. In this catalog that name is Weepinbell (#070).

Victreebel sits at 12/102 in HS—Triumphant, position 12 of 103. Before it is 11 Venomoth, and after it is 13 Ambipom. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on November 3, 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Tangling Tendrils is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Victreebel is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost is ColorlessColorless more. The attack Acidic Drain lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Burned and Poisoned. Remove 3 damage counters from Victreebel. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey."

Victreebel (#071) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Victreebel 14/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Victreebel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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