Marill 11/18 · Southern Islands

Southern Islands is a set in the Other series. It was released on July 31, 2001. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length. Marill is 11/18, in position 11 of 18 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Tentacruel, and after it is 12 Lapras.

Marill is a Basic Water Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Marill (#183), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Azumarill, Azumarill (#184) under evolves to.

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Marill (#183) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Marill 29/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Marill list a different HP.

The attack Squirt lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. Rolling Tackle is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon's fur repels water like a duck's feathers, allowing it to stay dry and fluffy even in water."

I keep a set binder for Southern Islands, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Southern Islands set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Marill can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.