Ivysaur 2/73 · Shining Legends

Ivysaur is Pokédex #002, generation 1 (Kanto). Ivysaur is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Bulbasaur. In this catalog that name is Bulbasaur (#001). The card lists Venusaur, Venusaur (#003) under evolves to.

Ivysaur sits at 2/73 in Shining Legends, position 2 of 81. Before it is 1 Bulbasaur, and after it is 3 Venusaur. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on October 6, 2017. The printed size is 73. This checklist is longer, at 81 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Razor Leaf lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Toxic Whip is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "There is a plant bulb on its back. When it absorbs nutrients, the bulb is said to blossom into a large flower."

Ivysaur (#002) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ivysaur 30/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 4. 17 other cards of Ivysaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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