Poliwag (Expedition 125)

Poliwag  
ニョロモ Nyoromo
Water
PoliwagExpedition125.jpg
Illus. Yuka Morii
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Poliwag
Type Water
HP 50
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Expedition Base Set
Rarity Common
English card no. 125/165
Japanese expansion Base Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity Common
Japanese card no. 008/128
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Poliwag.

Poliwag (Japanese: ニョロモ Nyoromo) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

  Headbutt
ずつき
10
   Rollout
ころがる
20


e-Reader data

This card's ID is B-12-#. The short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Pokédex data

Poliwag - Tadpole Pokémon
No. Height Weight
060 2'00" (0.6 m) 27.0 lbs. (12.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
The swirl on its belly is its insides showing through the skin. It looks clearer after it eats.
おなかの うずまきは ひふが すけて みえた ないぞうの いちぶ。 エサをたべたあと くっきり みえる。


Mini-game

The long strip contains data for the GO, Poliwrath! mini-game. Five other cards from Expedition Base Set are also required to play it.

Trivia

Origin

Headbutt and Rollout are both moves in the Pokémon games. Poliwag can learn Headbutt (via TM and Move Tutor, in Generations II and IV, respectively), but not Rollout. This card's e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal.


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