Turtwig 101/127 · Platinum
Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on 11 February 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Turtwig is 101/127, in position 101 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 100 Torkoal, and after it is 102 Vulpix. The listed rarity is Common.
Turtwig is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 14. In the Pokédex this is Turtwig (#387), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Grotle, Grotle (#388) under evolves to.
Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.
Turtwig (#387) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Turtwig 103/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Turtwig list a different HP.
The attack Ram lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Body Slam is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The shell on its back is made of soil. On a very healthy TURTWIG, the shell should feel moist."
I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Turtwig can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 101/127
- Set
- Platinum
- Series
- Platinum
- Released
- 11 February 2009
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex
- Turtwig (#387)
- Level
- 14
- Evolves to
- Grotle
- Weakness
- Fire +10
- Resistance
- Water -20
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
AttackBody Slam
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Flavor text
The shell on its back is made of soil. On a very healthy TURTWIG, the shell should feel moist.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Turtwig from?
Platinum, in the Platinum series. It was released on 11 February 2009. The printed size is 127.
What is the collector number?
101/127. It is entry 101 of 133 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kagemaru Himeno. The catalog lists 656 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Turtwig #387, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Which attacks are printed?
Ram (10) and Body Slam (20).