Victreebel 30/64 · Jungle

Victreebel is Pokédex #071, generation 1 (Kanto). Victreebel is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 42. The card says it evolves from Weepinbell. In this catalog that name is Weepinbell (#070).

Victreebel sits at 30/64 in Jungle, position 30 of 64. Before it is 29 Venomoth, and after it is 31 Vileplume. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on 16 June 1999. The printed size is 64, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Lure lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them and switch it with his or her Active Pokémon. Acid is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there."

Victreebel (#071) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Victreebel 14/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 13 other cards of Victreebel list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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