Squirtle (Expedition 132)

Squirtle   ゼニガメ Zenigame

Illus. Kyoko Umemoto

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Squirtle Type Water HP 40 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 132/165 Japanese Half Deck Pokémon-e Starter Deck Japanese card no. 018/029 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Squirtle.

Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame) is a Water-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Expedition Base Set.

Card text

Headbutt ずつき 10

Bubblebeam バブルこうせん 20

Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

e-Reader data

This card's ID is A-18-#. The short strip contains Pokédex information, a brief card summary, and information on the content of the long strip.

Pokédex data

Squirtle - Tinyturtle Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
007	1'08" (0.5 m)	20.0 lbs. (9.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
When it feels threatened, it draws its legs inside its shell and sprays water from its mouth.
うまれたては　やわらかい　こうらも　すぐに　ゆびでつつくと　はじくほどの　だんりょくせいを　もつようになる。

Construction: Melody Box

The long strip contains music data for the Construction: Melody Box application.

Trivia

Origin

Headbutt and BubbleBeam are both moves in the Pokémon games that Squirtle can learn, the former via TM02 in Generation II, and the latter via TM11 in Generation I. This card's English e-Reader Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Crystal, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Gold.

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