
Poliwag
#16/36 in Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue), Common, illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
- Card number
- #16/36
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- March 23, 1998
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
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Collector Notes
Poliwag
Poliwag appears in the Japanese print of Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue), released on March 23, 1998. Poliwag is a common rarity. The Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue) set contains 36 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Atsuko Nishida.
Collector Insights
Poliwag is a Pokémon Trading Card Game card featuring artwork by Atsuko Nishida. It belongs to the Vending Machine Series 1 (Blue) set, released on March 23, 1998. The card is marked as Common in rarity and is part of the Japanese language version of the set. It includes one attack named Bubble, which requires one Water Energy and has an effect that flips a coin to potentially paralyze the defending Pokémon. The card’s design is associated with the theme color #98bcb1. It is numbered 16 within its set and lacks specified health points or supertype classifications. The card’s details are consistent with its release context in the early Pokémon TCG era.
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