Curatorial Commentary
The card features a Weedle, a small yellow caterpillar-like creature, resting on a branch surrounded by green leaves. It has a round body with a pink face and a sharp, pointed stinger on its head. The background shows a blurred forest setting, indicating that it is in a natural habitat.
Essay · Base
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Catalogue plate
№ 69/102
Composition
StyleIllustrationTraditional
MoodPlayfulWhimsical
CompositionClearSimple
PaletteBrightNaturalPastel
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat
Poison Sting
10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Authorship
More from Mitsuhiro Arita
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Base, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Weedle
The Weedle canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
