Poliwag (Base Set 59)

Poliwag LV.13
ニョロモ Nyoromo

Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Hiroyuki Sasaki

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

40

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Base Set
Rarity
English card no.	59/102
Japanese expansion	Expansion Pack
Japanese rarity

Japanese expansion	Unnumbered Promotional cards

Japanese Deck Kit	Intro Pack
Japanese Deck	Squirtle Deck
Japanese card no.	9

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	88/130

TCG GB1 set	Laboratory
TCG GB1 ID	D16
TCG GB2 set	Island of Fossil
TCG GB2 ID	C22

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 Base Set.

Card text

Water Gun
みずでっぽう

10+

Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Poliwag but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. Extra Energy after the 2nd don't count.

Pokédex data

Poliwag - Tadpole Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
060	2'0" (0.6 m)	27 lbs. (12.4 kg)
Pokédex entry
Its newly grown legs prevent it from running. It appears to prefer swimming over trying to stand.
スベスベした黒い皮膚は薄く湿っている。内臓の一部が透けて渦巻状にみえる。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted with artwork by Hiroyuki Sasaki, one of five winning entries of the CoroCoro Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest held in Spring 1999. This version is extremely rare and the exact number in existence is unknown. It was also later reprinted with the original artwork in the Intro Pack. This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 reprint set, which was only released outside of Japan.

Gallery

Base Set print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Pokémon Snap Best Photo Contest print
Photo. Hiroyuki Sasaki

Trivia

The Japanese "Snap" print has a camera graphic where an expansion symbol would usually be.
The text on the bottom right of the "Snap" print reads: Best Photo Contest Winners Prize Card.

Origin

Water Gun is a move in the Pokémon games that Poliwag can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.