Wartortle 171/165 · 151

Wartortle is Pokédex #008, generation 1 (Kanto). Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 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 171/165 in 151, position 171 of 207. Before it is 170 Squirtle, and after it is 172 Caterpie. 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 Free Diving lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Put up to 3 Basic Water Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. Spinning Attack is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It cleverly controls its furry ears and tail to maintain its balance while swimming." The regulation mark is G.

Wartortle (#008) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Wartortle 42/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 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. Wartortle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards and Kanto starters, without Charizard. I still need this card.