Poliwrath 21/95 · HS—Unleashed

Poliwrath is Pokédex #062, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwrath is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Poliwrath sits at 21/95 in HS—Unleashed, position 21 of 96. Before it is 20 Ninetales, and after it is 22 Primeape. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on 12 May 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Steamroll lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Dynamic Punch is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 damage plus 40 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land."

Poliwrath (#062) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwrath 13/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Poliwrath list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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