Weedle 1/39 · Kalos Starter Set

Weedle is Pokédex #013, generation 1 (Kanto). Weedle is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Kakuna, Kakuna (#014) under evolves to.

Weedle sits at 1/39 in Kalos Starter Set, position 1 of 39. The next card is 2 Pansage. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 8, 2013. The printed size is 39, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack String Shot lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head."

Weedle (#013) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Weedle 69/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Weedle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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