Spinarak 64/75 · Neo Discovery

Spinarak is Pokédex #167, generation 2 (Johto). Spinarak is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 19. The card lists Ariados, Ariados (#168) under evolves to.

Spinarak sits at 64/75 in Neo Discovery, position 64 of 75. Before it is 63 Sentret, and after it is 65 Teddiursa. 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 Common.

The attack Poison Sting lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It spins a web using fine – but durable – thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped."

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 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Spinarak 75/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Spinarak list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 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. Spinarak can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.