Politoed 8/75 · Neo Discovery

Politoed is Pokédex #186, generation 2 (Johto). Politoed is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 53. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Politoed sits at 8/75 in Neo Discovery, position 8 of 75. Before it is 7 Magnemite, and after it is 9 Poliwrath. 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 Holo.

Frog Song is listed as Pokémon Power. Whenever Politoed's attack damages the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), if there are more than 3 Poliwags, Poliwhirls, Poliwraths, and/or Politoeds in play (including your opponent's), that attack does 40 more damage (no matter how many heads you get). This power stops working while Politoed is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. The attack Doubleslap lists 40× damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 40 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Whenever three or more of these get together, they sing in a loud voice that sounds like bellowing."

Politoed (#186) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Politoed 27/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. 8 other cards of Politoed list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Tomokazu Komiya. I count 248 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. Politoed can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Tomokazu Komiya cards. I still need this card.