Poliwhirl 176/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on September 22, 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Poliwhirl is 176/165, in position 176 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 175 Psyduck, and after it is 177 Machoke. The collector number is above the printed set size of 165. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Poliwhirl is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Poliwhirl (#061), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Poliwag. In this catalog that name is Poliwag (#060). The card lists Poliwrath, Poliwrath (#062) and Politoed, Politoed (#186) under evolves to.

Gemi illustrated this card. The same name is on 19 other cards in the catalog.

Poliwhirl (#061) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwhirl 38/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Gemi illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Poliwhirl list a different HP.

The attack Wave Splash lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Frog Hop is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon's sweat is a slimy mucus. When captured, Poliwhirl can slither from its enemies' grasp and escape." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poliwhirl can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.