Curatorial Commentary
The card shows a Caterpie, a small green caterpillar-like Pokémon, against a swirling yellow background. Caterpie has large eyes and a pink mouth, and its body is segmented with lighter and darker green shades. The scene appears to depict a simple, natural environment.
Essay · Base Set 2
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Catalogue plate
№ 68/130
Composition
StyleCartoonishTraditional
MoodLightheartedPlayful
CompositionFocusedSimple
PaletteMonochromaticVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
40
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Fire ×2
Retreat
String Shot
10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Authorship
More from Ken Sugimori
The painter behind this plate — selected works from their canon.
The set
Base Set 2, in order
Walk the original print run — sequenced by plate number, painted as a series.
The subject
Most beautiful Caterpie
The Caterpie canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
