Venonat 63/64 · Jungle

Venonat is Pokédex #048, generation 1 (Kanto). Venonat is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. The card lists Venomoth, Venomoth (#049) under evolves to.

Venonat sits at 63/64 in Jungle, position 63 of 64. Before it is 62 Spearow, and after it is 64 Poké Ball. 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 Common.

The attack Stun Spore lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Leech Life is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Remove a number of damage counters from Venonat equal to the damage done to the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Lives in the shadows of tall trees where it eats insects. It is attracted by light at night."

Venonat (#048) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2023. The earliest other card is Venonat 97/130 in Base Set 2 (2000). Both list 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. 9 other cards of Venonat list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 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. Venonat can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.