01Card Stats
TypeGrass
RarityPromo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat●
SetNintendo Black Star Promos
Released2003
02Editions and Print Runs
Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.
Unlimited
How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.
All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Promo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | ~$364 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
Verify against recent solds.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Nintendo Black Star Promos printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
- Required for any complete Treecko master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Nintendo Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Treecko with 40 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Tail Slap Cost: Colorless · 10 damage
Razor Leaf Cost: Grass + Colorless · 20 damage
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Water -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.
Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.
Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.