Grotle (Diamond & Pearl 49)

Grotle LV.21 ハヤシガメ Hayashigame

Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Turtwig Card name Grotle Type Grass HP 90 weakness +20 resistance -20 retreat cost Expansion Diamond & Pearl Rarity English card no. 49/130 Japanese Deck Kit Entry Pack Japanese Half Deck Torterra Half Deck Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 034/DP-P Japanese expansion DP-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 052/DP-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Grotle.

Grotle (Japanese: ハヤシガメ Hayashigame) is a Grass-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It is part of the Diamond & Pearl expansion.

Card text

Synthesis こうごうせい

Search your deck for a Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward

Cut いあいぎり 50

Pokédex data

Grotle - Grove Pokémon

No.

388

Height

3'07" (1.1 m)

Weight

213.8 lbs. (97.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its treed shell.

もりの なかの みずべで くらす。ひるまは もりの そとに でて こうらの きに ひかりを あてる。

Release information

This card was originally released in the Diamond & Pearl expansion with artwork by Ken Sugimori. A promotional parallel foil variant with a "Diamond & Pearl" stamp was later released as part of a Burger King promotion in July 2008. In Japan, a holographic promotional version of this print was released as part of the DP Card Exchange campaign in July 2007.
This card was reprinted in Japan as one of the DP-P Promotional cards with different artwork by Masakazu Fukuda as part of a Meiji Chocolate campaign in July 2007.

Gallery

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  Diamond & Pearl print
  Illus. Ken Sugimori
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  DP-P Promotional card print
  Illus. Masakazu Fukuda

Trivia

Origin

Synthesis and Cut are both moves in the Pokémon games that Grotle can learn; the latter via HM. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

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