Wartortle 8/165 · 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. Wartortle is 8/165, in position 8 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Squirtle, and after it is 9 Blastoise ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Wartortle is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wartortle (#008), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Squirtle. In this catalog that name is Squirtle (#007). The card lists Blastoise, Blastoise (#009) under evolves to.

kantaro illustrated this card. The same name is on 33 other cards in the catalog.

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. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kantaro illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 17 other cards of Wartortle list a different HP.

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.

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. Wartortle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.