Bayleef 29/111 · Neo Genesis

Bayleef is Pokédex #153, generation 2 (Johto). Bayleef is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 39. The card says it evolves from Chikorita. In this catalog that name is Chikorita (#152). The card lists Meganium, Meganium (#154) under evolves to.

Bayleef sits at 29/111 in Neo Genesis, position 29 of 111. Before it is 28 Bayleef, and after it is 30 Clefairy. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Sweet Scent lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads and if any of your Pokémon have any damage counters on them, then remove 2 damage counters from 1 of them (or 1 if it only has 1). If tails and if any of your opponent's Pokémon have any damage counters on them, choose 1 of them and remove 2 damage counters from it (or 1 if it only has 1). Double Razor Leaf is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The scent of spices comes from around its neck. Somehow, sniffing it makes you want to fight."

Bayleef (#153) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bayleef 28/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 10 other cards of Bayleef list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Neo Genesis set binder is where a full Neo Genesis set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bayleef can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.