Misty's Tentacool 32/132 · Gym Heroes

Gym Heroes is a set in the Gym series. It was released on 14 August 2000. The printed size is 132, and the checklist is the same length. Misty's Tentacool is 32/132, in position 32 of 132 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Misty's Poliwrath, and after it is 33 Rocket's Snorlax. The listed rarity is Rare.

Misty's Tentacool is a Basic Water Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Tentacool (#072), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Tentacruel, Tentacruel (#073) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Tentacool (#072) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Tentacool 56/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Tentacool, while this one is Misty's Tentacool. That card lists 30 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Tentacool list a different HP.

The attack Mysterious Light lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Jellyfish Pod is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Colorless. Search your deck for any number of Pokémon named Tentacool, Tentacruel, Misty's Tentacool, and/or Misty's Tentacruel. Show those cards to your opponent, then put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Weakness is Lightning ×2.

I keep a set binder for Gym Heroes, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Gym Heroes set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tentacool can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Kanto Gym Leaders and their Pokémon, and Misty and her Pokémon. I still need this card.