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Caterpie
#2/36 in Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue), Common, 50 HP, illustrated by Aya Kusube.
- Card number
- #2/36
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50 HP
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- March 23, 1998
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
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Collector Notes
Caterpie
Caterpie appears in the Japanese print of Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue), released on March 23, 1998. Caterpie is a common rarity and 50 HP. The Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue) set contains 36 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Aya Kusube.
Collector Insights
Caterpie is a Pokémon card with 50 HP and two attacks. Its first attack, Tackle, costs one Colorless Energy and deals 10 damage. The second attack, String Wrap, requires one Grass Energy and also deals 10 damage. String Wrap’s effect involves flipping a coin, with heads triggering a restriction on the Defending Pokémon’s retreat and nullifying certain effects for the next turn. The card is part of the Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue) set, released in March 1998. It was illustrated by artist Aya Kusube and is classified as a Common rarity. The card’s theme color is a warm beige tone, matching the set’s overall color scheme. This version of Caterpie reflects its basic Pokémon design and early series characteristics.
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