Grovyle 38/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Grovyle is 38/99, in position 38 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Graveler, and after it is 39 Grovyle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grovyle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 28. In the Pokédex this is Grovyle (#253), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Treecko. In this catalog that name is Treecko (#252). The card lists Sceptile, Sceptile (#254) under evolves to.

Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated this card. The same name is on 13 other cards in the catalog.

Grovyle (#253) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2018. The earliest other card is Grovyle 31/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Tomoaki Imakuni illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Grovyle list a different HP.

The attack Detect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Grovyle during your opponent's next turn. Blade Arms is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grovyle can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.