Turtwig GL 85/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Turtwig GL is 85/111, in position 85 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 84 Trapinch, and after it is 86 Weedle. The listed rarity is Common.

Turtwig GL is a Basic SP Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 20. In the Pokédex this is Turtwig (#387), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Kanako Eo illustrated this card. The same name is on 99 other cards in the catalog.

Turtwig (#387) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Turtwig 103/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Turtwig, while this one is Turtwig GL. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 17 other cards of Turtwig list a different HP.

Overgrow is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Turtwig GL's remaining HP is 60 or less, each of Turtwig GL's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Giga Drain lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. After your attack, remove from Turtwig GL the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 3.

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Turtwig can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.