Wartortle 65/127 · Platinum

Wartortle is Pokédex #008, generation 1 (Kanto). Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 25. The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

Wartortle sits at 65/127 in Platinum, position 65 of 133. Before it is 64 Vigoroth, and after it is 66 Zangoose. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Double Slap lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads. Rocket Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Wartortle does 10 damage to itself. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to Wartortle by attacks during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Lightning +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said to live 10,000 years. Its furry tail is popular as a symbol of longevity."

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

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

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