Vigoroth 64/127 · 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. Vigoroth is 64/127, in position 64 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 63 Silcoon, and after it is 65 Wartortle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Vigoroth is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 28. In the Pokédex this is Vigoroth (#288), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Slakoth. In this catalog that name is Slakoth (#287). The card lists Slaking, Slaking (#289) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Vigoroth (#288) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Vigoroth 47/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Vigoroth list a different HP.

The attack Reckless Charge lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, Vigoroth does 10 damage to itself. Fight Back is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If Vigoroth has any damage counters on it, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its heart beats at a tenfold tempo, so it cannot sit still even for a moment."

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. Vigoroth can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.