Seadra 48/111 · Neo Genesis

Neo Genesis is a set in the Neo series. It was released on December 16, 2000. The printed size is 111, and the checklist is the same length. Seadra is 48/111, in position 48 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 47 Quilava, and after it is 49 Skiploom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Seadra is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 36. In the Pokédex this is Seadra (#117), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Horsea. In this catalog that name is Horsea (#116). The card lists Kingdra, Kingdra (#230) under evolves to.

Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Seadra (#117) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Seadra 42/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Seadra list a different HP.

The attack Bubble lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Mud Splash is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "An examination of its cells revealed the presence of a gene not found in Horsea. It became a hot topic."

I keep a set binder for Neo Genesis, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Neo Genesis set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Seadra can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.