Tentacruel 10/18 · Southern Islands

Tentacruel is Pokédex #073, generation 1 (Kanto). Tentacruel is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card says it evolves from Tentacool. In this catalog that name is Tentacool (#072).

Tentacruel sits at 10/18 in Southern Islands, position 10 of 18. Before it is 9 Butterfree, and after it is 11 Marill. The set belongs to the Other series. It was released on July 31, 2001. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack Tentacle Grip lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a number of coins equal to the number of Water Energy attached to Tentacruel. For each heads, draw 2 cards. Poison Sting is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon attacks its prey with its eighty toxin-producing tentacles."

Tentacruel (#073) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Tentacruel 44/62 in Fossil (1999). Both list 60 HP. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Tentacruel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Southern Islands set binder is where a full Southern Islands set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tentacruel can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.