Weedle #86 from Rising Rivals - Common - Illustrated by Ken Sugimori
Grass

Weedle

#86/120 in Rising Rivals, Common, Grass, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

Card number
#86/120
Rarity
Common
Type
Grass
Language
English
Release date
May 16, 2009
Illustrator
Ken Sugimori
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Collector Notes

Weedle

Weedle appears in the English print of Rising Rivals, released on May 16, 2009. Weedle is a common rarity. The Rising Rivals set contains 120 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.

Collector Insights

Weedle is a Grass-type Pokémon from the Platinum series, featured in the Rising Rivals set released on May 16, 2009. It has a retreat cost of one Colorless energy and a base HP of 60. The card includes two attacks: Rescue String, which allows the player to search their discard pile for up to five Pokémon, reveal them to the opponent, and shuffle them into their deck, and Needling Sting, a Grass-type attack that deals 10 damage plus an additional 10 if a coin flip results in heads. Weedle’s only weakness is to Fire-type attacks, which deal 10 extra damage. The card’s flavor text describes the Pokémon as consuming its weight in leaves daily and defending itself using the needle on its head. It is classified as a Common rarity card and was illustrated by Ken Sugimori. The Pokémon’sdex number is 13, aligning with its evolutionary lineage in the Pokémon franchise.

It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.

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