Blastoise 17/78 · Pokémon GO

Blastoise is Pokédex #009, generation 1 (Kanto). Blastoise is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 170 HP. The card says it evolves from Wartortle. In this catalog that name is Wartortle (#008).

Blastoise sits at 17/78 in Pokémon GO, position 17 of 88. Before it is 16 Wartortle, and after it is 18 Radiant Blastoise. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 1 July 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Vitality Spring is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 6 Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. The attack Hydro Pump lists 90+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell." The regulation mark is F.

Blastoise (#009) has 44 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Blastoise 2/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and NC Empire illustrated this one. 44 other cards of Blastoise list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads NC Empire. I count 35 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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