Bulbasaur 166/165 · 151

Bulbasaur is Pokédex #001, generation 1 (Kanto). Bulbasaur is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Ivysaur, Ivysaur (#002) under evolves to.

Bulbasaur sits at 166/165 in 151, position 166 of 207. Before it is 165 Rigid Band, and after it is 167 Ivysaur. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Leech Seed lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "While it is young, it uses the nutrients that are stored in the seed on its back in order to grow." The regulation mark is G.

Bulbasaur (#001) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Bulbasaur 44/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Yoriyuki Ikegami illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Bulbasaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yoriyuki Ikegami. I count 19 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bulbasaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.