Weedle 1/39 · Kalos Starter Set

Weedle is Pokédex #013, generation 1 (Kanto). Weedle is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Kakuna, Kakuna (#014) under evolves to.

Weedle sits at 1/39 in Kalos Starter Set, position 1 of 39. The next card is 2 Pansage. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 8 November 2013. The printed size is 39, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack String Shot lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head."

Weedle (#013) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Weedle 69/102 in Base (1999). Both list 40 HP. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Weedle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Kalos Starter Set set binder is where a full Kalos Starter Set set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Weedle can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Card number 1. I still need this card.