Curatorial Commentary
The card features Drowzee, a yellow Pokémon with a round body and a prominent snout. It stands in a slightly hunched position, extending one arm forward. The background has a swirling pattern of colors that suggests movement or a dreamlike state.
Essay · Base Set 2
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Catalogue plate
№ 73/130
Composition
StyleCartoonHuman ArtTraditional
MoodPlayfulWhimsical
CompositionFocusedSimple
PaletteLimitedPastelVibrant
Game mechanics
HP
50
Stage
Basic
Weakness
Psychic ×2
Retreat
Pound
10
Confuse Ray
10
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
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 Drowzee
The Drowzee canon, ranked by Artchu’s editorial composite.
