Poliwrath 28/75 · Neo Discovery

Poliwrath is Pokédex #062, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 45. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Poliwrath sits at 28/75 in Neo Discovery, position 28 of 75. Before it is 27 Politoed, and after it is 29 Scizor. The set belongs to the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Corkscrew Punch lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Submission is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Poliwrath does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land."

Poliwrath (#062) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin-ichi Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Poliwrath list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin-ichi Yoshida. I count 50 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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