Bulbasaur SWSH231/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Bulbasaur is Pokédex #001, generation 1 (Kanto). Bulbasaur is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Ivysaur, Ivysaur (#002) under evolves to.

Bulbasaur sits at SWSH231/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 231 of 304. Before it is SWSH230 Radiant Eevee, and after it is SWSH232 Charmander. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Vine Whip lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "There is a plant seed on its back right from the day this Pokémon is born. The seed slowly grows larger." The regulation mark is F.

Bulbasaur (#001) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Bulbasaur 44/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Shibuzoh. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Bulbasaur list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shibuzoh.. I count 100 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bulbasaur can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Kanto starters, without Charizard. I still need this card.