Poliwag 41/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Poliwag is Pokédex #060, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwag is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Poliwhirl, Poliwhirl (#061) under evolves to.

Poliwag sits at 41/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 41 of 226. Before it is 40 Hearthflame Mask Ogerpon ex, and after it is 42 Poliwhirl. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Stampede lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Tail Rap is another attack lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its legs are newly grown, and it can't walk very well. It seems to prefer swimming through the water instead." The regulation mark is H.

Poliwag (#060) 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 Poliwag 59/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Poliwag list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai. I count 8 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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