Grotle #49 from Platinum - Uncommon - Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno
Grass

Grotle

#49/133 in Platinum, Uncommon, 90 HP, Grass, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.

Card number
#49/133
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
90 HP
Type
Grass
Language
English
Release date
February 11, 2009
Illustrator
Kagemaru Himeno
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Collector Notes

Grotle

Grotle appears in the English print of Platinum, released on February 11, 2009. Grotle is a uncommon rarity and 90 HP. The Platinum set contains 133 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kagemaru Himeno.

Collector Insights

Grotle is a Grass-type Pokémon with 90 HP. It has a retreat cost of three Colorless energy and a converted retreat cost of 3. The card features two attacks: Absorb, which costs Grass and Colorless energy to deal 30 damage and remove one damage counter from Grotle, and Razor Leaf, which requires two Grass and one Colorless energy to deal 60 damage. Grotle resists Water-type attacks by 20 damage but is weak to Fire-type attacks, taking 20 extra damage. The card’s flavor text describes it as a Pokémon that knows the location of pure water and transports others on its back. It belongs to the Platinum series, released in February 2009, and is classified as an Uncommon rarity. The artwork is credited to artist Kagemaru Himeno. This card emphasizes Grotle’s connection to water sources and its role in aiding other Pokémon.

It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.

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