Poliwrath [1999-2000] - Pokemon Base Set #13
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Poliwrath [1999-2000]
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Poliwrath [1999-2000] Card Facts & History
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Set Lore
Poliwrath #13 is one of the original Base Set holo rares from the very first main Pokémon TCG expansion, putting it in the same historic 102-card release that launched the English game in January 1999.
Set Lore
Because this is the [1999-2000] copyright version, it comes from Base Set’s fourth English print run—the variation collectors recognize as the later unlimited print with the updated ©1999-2000 line.
Artist
This card features artwork credited to Ken Sugimori, Pokémon’s primary character designer and art director, which gives Base Set Poliwrath that unmistakable early-franchise house style collectors instantly recognize.
In-Game
Poliwrath’s card flavor text mirrors its classic Pokédex identity as a powerhouse swimmer faster than top human athletes, reinforcing why this Stage 2 felt like such a big Water-type evolution in the franchise’s earliest era.
Card History
Its Whirlpool attack captures one of early Pokémon TCG’s nastiest forms of disruption by discarding an Energy from the Defending Pokémon, a mechanic that fit perfectly into the resource-denial feel of the game’s original era.