Poliwhirl 61/165 · 151

Poliwhirl is Pokédex #061, generation 1 (Kanto). Poliwhirl is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Poliwag. In this catalog that name is Poliwag (#060). The card lists Poliwrath, Poliwrath (#062) and Politoed, Politoed (#186) under evolves to.

Poliwhirl sits at 61/165 in 151, position 61 of 207. Before it is 60 Poliwag, and after it is 62 Poliwrath. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 22 September 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Wave Splash lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Frog Hop is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon's sweat is a slimy mucus. When captured, Poliwhirl can slither from its enemies' grasp and escape." The regulation mark is G.

Poliwhirl (#061) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Poliwhirl 38/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kurata So illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Poliwhirl list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kurata So. I count 22 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poliwhirl can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Modern living dex: the 151. I still need this card.