Squirtle Illustration Rare
Poor Bulbasaur, always in third place, behind Squirtle and the all-conquering Charmander. There’s no special Charmander in this set, however, nor even a Charizard, meaning Squirtle gets second place, and first place is a mystery for once!
It’s a lovely card, and it’s great how both this and Bulbasaur feature Pidgey, but come on people, the Bulbasaur art is objectively, scientifically better. That’s taking nothing away from artist Saborteri, because this too is gorgeous.
It’s not often you see two different attacks on a Basic card like Squirtle, so that one-Energy 50:50 chance of preventing damage is a useful device if you’re forced to start this in your Active Spot, before being able to evolve. Or for a silly two Energy, you can do a measly 20 damage.
It’s ahead of Bulbasaur by four bucks, currently going for $44
