Spinarak 75/111 · 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. Spinarak is 75/111, in position 75 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 74 Snubbull, and after it is 76 Stantler. The listed rarity is Common.

Spinarak is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 15. 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 2001 to 2026. The earliest other card is Spinarak 64/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Yukiko Baba illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Spinarak list a different HP.

The attack Scary Face lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, until the end of your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't attack or retreat. String Shot is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. 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 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. Spinarak can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.