Poliwrath

Poliwrath

Poliwrath appears in the English print of Base Set 2, released on February 24, 2000. Poliwrath is a rare holo rarity and 90 HP. The Base Set 2 set contains 130 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Poliwrath is a Water-type Pokémon with 90 HP, featuring a retreat cost of three Colorless Energy. It appears in the Base Set 2, released in February 2000, and is illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The card’s flavor text highlights its proficiency in swimming, describing it as adept at both front crawl and breaststroke techniques. Poliwrath has no resistances but is weak to Grass-type attacks, which deal double damage. Its two attacks include Water Gun, which costs two Water and one Colorless Energy, dealing 30 damage plus 10 additional damage for each Water Energy attached to it, up to a maximum of 20. The second attack, Whirlpool, requires two Water and two Colorless Energy, dealing 40 damage and discarding one Energy card from the defending Pokémon if it has any attached. The card’s theme emphasizes its aquatic prowess and strategic combat capabilities through its Energy interactions.

An adept swimmer at both the front crawl and breaststroke. Easily overtakes the best human swimmers.

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