Tangela 76/99 · 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. Tangela is 76/99, in position 76 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 75 Snorunt, and after it is 77 Tangela. The listed rarity is Common.

Tangela is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 15. In the Pokédex this is Tangela (#114), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Tangrowth, Tangrowth (#465) under evolves to.

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Tangela (#114) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tangela 66/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 23 other cards of Tangela list a different HP.

The attack Absorb lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Remove 1 damage counter from Tangela. Sleep Powder is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The blue vines shrouding its body are covered in a growth of fine hair. It is known to be ticklish."

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. Tangela can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.