Tapu Bulu 37/214 · Lost Thunder

Tapu Bulu is Pokédex #787, generation 7 (Alola). Tapu Bulu is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 130 HP.

Tapu Bulu sits at 37/214 in Lost Thunder, position 37 of 240. Before it is 36 Gogoat, and after it is 38 Moltres. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Heavy Punch lists 20× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Wild Tackle is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The guardian deity of Ula'ula is a lazy Pokémon. It commands plants to immobilize its foes and then deals them a savage blow with its horns."

Tapu Bulu (#787) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2024. The earliest other card is Tapu Bulu-GX SM32/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). That card is named Tapu Bulu-GX, while this one is Tapu Bulu. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. PLANETA illustrated that card, and Satoshi Shirai illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Tapu Bulu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Satoshi Shirai. I count 50 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Thunder set binder is where a full Lost Thunder set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tapu Bulu can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Island guardians. I still need this card.