Treecko 78/99 · 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. Treecko is 78/99, in position 78 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 77 Tangela, and after it is 79 Treecko. The listed rarity is Common.

Treecko is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 14. In the Pokédex this is Treecko (#252), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Grovyle, Grovyle (#253) under evolves to.

TOKIYA illustrated this card. The same name is on 93 other cards in the catalog.

Treecko (#252) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Treecko 75/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and TOKIYA illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Treecko list a different HP.

The attack Tail Crush lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The soles of its feet are covered by countless tiny spikes, enabling it to walk on walls and ceilings."

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. Treecko can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.