Ivysaur 62/147 · Supreme Victors

Supreme Victors is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on August 19, 2009. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. Ivysaur is 62/147, in position 62 of 153 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Hippopotas, and after it is 63 Lopunny. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Ivysaur is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 26. In the Pokédex this is Ivysaur (#002), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Bulbasaur. In this catalog that name is Bulbasaur (#001). The card lists Venusaur, Venusaur (#003) under evolves to.

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

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 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Ivysaur list a different HP.

Evolutionary Pollen is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn, when you play Ivysaur from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may use this power. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. The attack Cut lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire +20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When the bud on its back starts swelling, a sweet aroma wafts to indicate the flower's coming bloom."

I keep a set binder for Supreme Victors, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Supreme Victors set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ivysaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.