Treecko 3/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Nintendo Black Star Promos is a set in the NP series. It was released on 1 October 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. Treecko is 3/40, in position 3 of 40 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Groudon ex, and after it is 4 Grovyle. The listed rarity is Promo.

Treecko is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Treecko (#252), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Grovyle, Grovyle (#253) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Treecko (#252) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Treecko 75/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Treecko list a different HP.

The attack Tail Slap lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Razor Leaf is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Nintendo Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Treecko can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.