Tangrowth 17/214 · Unbroken Bonds

Unbroken Bonds is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 3, 2019. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 238 cards. Tangrowth is 17/214, in position 17 of 238 on this checklist. Before it is 16 Tangela, and after it is 18 Grubbin. The listed rarity is Rare.

Tangrowth is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tangrowth (#465), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Tangela. In this catalog that name is Tangela (#114).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Tangrowth (#465) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tangrowth 10/106 in Great Encounters (2008). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kent Kanetsuna illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 11 other cards of Tangrowth list a different HP.

The attack Bind Down lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Chlorowhip is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has at least 2 Grass Energy attached to it, heal 60 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It ensnares prey by extending arms made of vines. Losing arms to predators does not trouble it."

I keep a set binder for Unbroken Bonds, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unbroken Bonds set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tangrowth can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.