Ivysaur 2/78 · Pokémon GO

Ivysaur is Pokédex #002, generation 1 (Kanto). Ivysaur is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Bulbasaur. In this catalog that name is Bulbasaur (#001). The card lists Venusaur, Venusaur (#003) under evolves to.

Ivysaur sits at 2/78 in Pokémon GO, position 2 of 88. Before it is 1 Bulbasaur, and after it is 3 Venusaur. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Summoning Aroma lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Search your deck for up to 2 Pokémon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When the bulb on its back grows large, it appears to lose the ability to stand on its hind legs." The regulation mark is F.

Ivysaur (#002) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ivysaur 30/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and zig illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 3. 17 other cards of Ivysaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads zig. I count 11 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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