Grotle 8/156 · Ultra Prism

Ultra Prism is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 2, 2018. The printed size is 156. This checklist is longer, at 178 cards. Grotle is 8/156, in position 8 of 178 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Turtwig, and after it is 9 Torterra. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grotle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Grotle (#388), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Turtwig. In this catalog that name is Turtwig (#387). The card lists Torterra, Torterra (#389) under evolves to.

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Grotle (#388) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Grotle 49/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 8 other cards of Grotle list a different HP.

The attack Mega Drain lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back."

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