Wartortle [Evolution Box Error] - Pokemon Base Set #42
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Wartortle [Evolution Box Error] Card Facts & History
5 facts about this card
Card History
This Wartortle is famous among Base Set collectors because a corrected design error left some copies showing Wartortle itself—rather than Squirtle—in the Evolution box.
Set Lore
The card comes from the original English Base Set, the release that established the iconic 102-card foundation of the Pokémon TCG for an entire generation of collectors.
In-Game
Its attacks, Withdraw and Bite, are both drawn directly from moves Wartortle can learn in the video games, giving the card a strong link to Generation I gameplay.
Artist
The artwork is credited to Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon character designer whose stock-art style helped define the visual identity of early Wizards of the Coast cards.
Cultural Impact
Its flavor text is adapted from Wartortle’s Pokédex entry in Pokémon Red and Blue, tying the card directly to the earliest era of Pokémon worldbuilding fans remember most vividly.