Rising Rivals

Turtwig GL

RRFR85· Common
Turtwig GL RR 85

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
90
Type
Grass
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-20
Number
85/111
Set
Rising RivalsRR
Illustrated by
Kanako Eo

Its Ability

OvergrowEngrais

As long as Turtwig GL's remaining HP is 60 or less, each of Turtwig GL's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).Tant qu'il ne reste à Tortipouss GL qu'un maximum de 60 PV, chacune de ses attaques inflige 30 dégâts supplémentaires au Pokémon Actif (avant application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

Its attacks

Giga DrainGiga-sangsue

30

After your attack, remove from Turtwig GL the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.Après votre attaque, retirez à Tortipouss GL autant de marqueurs de dégât que vous avez infligé de dégâts au Pokémon Défenseur.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    It has an Ability, Overgrow. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  4. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,826 tournament lists we have read, 916 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Rising Rivals landed here on 16 May 2009.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 18 Turtwig cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Turtwig card and its price