Poliwrath 85/196 · Lost Origin

Poliwrath is Pokédex #062, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Poliwrath sits at 85/196 in Lost Origin, position 85 of 217. Before it is 84 Hisuian Arcanine, and after it is 86 Machop. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Split Spiral Punch lists 60 damage. The cost is Water. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Splash Loop is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Put 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its body is solid muscle. When swimming through cold seas, Poliwrath uses its impressive arms to smash through drift ice and plow forward." The regulation mark is F.

Poliwrath (#062) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Teeziro illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Poliwrath list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Teeziro. I count 70 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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