Poliwrath 9/75 · Neo Discovery

Neo Discovery is a set in the Neo series. It was released on June 1, 2001. The printed size is 75, and the checklist is the same length. Poliwrath is 9/75, in position 9 of 75 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Politoed, and after it is 10 Scizor. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

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

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

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. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 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 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."

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