Grotle 37/100 · Majestic Dawn

Majestic Dawn is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2008. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Grotle is 37/100, in position 37 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 36 Fearow, and after it is 38 Kangaskhan. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grotle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 23. In the Pokédex this is Grotle (#388), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Turtwig. In this catalog that name is Turtwig (#387). The card lists Torterra, Torterra (#389) under evolves to.

Daisuke Ito illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Grotle (#388) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Grotle 49/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Daisuke Ito illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Grotle list a different HP.

The attack Planting lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. Body Slam is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The shell is hardened soil. Some Pokémon come to peck the berries growing on the trees on its back."

I keep a set binder for Majestic Dawn, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Majestic Dawn set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grotle can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.