Grovyle 4/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Grovyle is Pokédex #253, generation 3 (Hoenn). Grovyle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Treecko. In this catalog that name is Treecko (#252). The card lists Sceptile, Sceptile (#254) under evolves to.

Grovyle sits at 4/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 4 of 40. Before it is 3 Treecko, and after it is 5 Mudkip. The set belongs to the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Poison Breath lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Swift is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

Grovyle (#253) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2018. The earliest other card is Grovyle 31/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. 9 other cards of Grovyle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Midori Harada. I count 352 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Nintendo Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grovyle can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.