Gastrodon West Sea 9/132 · Secret Wonders

Gastrodon is Pokédex #423, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Gastrodon West Sea is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 44. The card says it evolves from Shellos West Sea. In this catalog that name is Shellos (#422).

Gastrodon West Sea sits at 9/132 in Secret Wonders, position 9 of 132. Before it is 8 Gastrodon East Sea, and after it is 10 Ho-Oh. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 November 2007. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Raging Flood lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Gastrodon West Sea. Then, remove 2 damage counters from Gastrodon West Sea. Wild Waves is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Put 1 damage counter on each Benched Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). Weakness is Grass +30. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It has a pliable body without any bones. If any part of its body is torn off, it grows right back."

Gastrodon (#423) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Gastrodon East Sea 8/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gastrodon East Sea, while this one is Gastrodon West Sea. Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. 6 other cards of Gastrodon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kazuyuki Kano. I count 26 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Secret Wonders set binder is where a full Secret Wonders set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gastrodon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.