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Squirtle 96/127 · Platinum

Squirtle, Platinum #96

Squirtle is Pokédex #007, generation 1 (Kanto). Squirtle is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 16. The card lists Wartortle, Wartortle (#008) under evolves to.

Squirtle sits at 96/127 in Platinum, position 96 of 133. Before it is 95 Slakoth, and after it is 97 Swablu. 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 Common.

The attack Skull Bash lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Bite is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity."

Squirtle (#007) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Squirtle 63/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Squirtle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 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. Squirtle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.

Card facts

Number
96/127
Set
Platinum
Series
Platinum
Released
February 11, 2009
Rarity
Common
Supertype
Pokémon
Subtypes
Basic
HP
60
Type
Water
Illustrator
Masakazu Fukuda
Pokédex
Squirtle (#007)
Level
16
Evolves to
Wartortle
Weakness
Lightning +10
Retreat
1

Attacks and card text

AttackSkull Bash

Damage 10 · Cost Colorless

AttackBite

Damage 20 · Cost Water, Colorless

Flavor text

It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.

Binders this card belongs in

Other printings in the list

Next to it in the set

Questions about this card

What set does Squirtle belong to?

Platinum, in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127.

Which number is printed on this card?

96/127. It is entry 96 of 133 in this checklist.

Who illustrated it?

Masakazu Fukuda. The catalog lists 471 other cards with that illustrator.

What rarity is listed?

Common.

What Pokédex number does the card use?

Squirtle #007, generation 1 (Kanto).

Which attacks are printed?

Skull Bash (10) and Bite (20).