Wartortle 34/214 · Unbroken Bonds

Wartortle is Pokédex #008, generation 1 (Kanto). Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

Wartortle sits at 34/214 in Unbroken Bonds, position 34 of 238. Before it is 33 Squirtle, and after it is 35 Blastoise-GX. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 3, 2019. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 238 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Solid Shell is listed as Ability. This Pokémon takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Aqua Slash lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Water. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When tapped, this Pokémon will pull in its head, but its tail will still stick out a little bit."

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hiroki Asanuma illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hiroki Asanuma. I count 9 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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