Rowlet (MEP Promo 43)

Rowlet   モクロー Mokuroh

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Rowlet Type Grass HP 70 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 043 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 119/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Rowlet.

Rowlet (Japanese: モクロー Mokuroh) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Tackle

たいあたり

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Pokédex data

Rowlet - Grass Quill Pokémon

Pokédex entry

This wary Pokémon uses photosynthesis to store up energy during the day, while becoming active at night.

警戒心が 強い。 昼は 光合成で 力を 溜めて 夜になったら 活動開始。

Release information

This card is part of a series of Holofoil Full Art illustration rare-style cards that depict first partner Pokémon, released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. Each card in this series features the Pokémon 30th Anniversary logo.

In mainland China, this card is released as a 30th-P Promotional card in the "30th Anniversary Celebration — First Partner Pokémon Special Illustration Holofoil Card Set Vol. 1" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Kanto, Sinnoh, and Alola regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 1, released on March 20, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Rowlet & Litten & Popplio product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Litten and Popplio, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Alola region.

Origin

Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Rowlet can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sun.

The illustration features various elements and locations from the Generation VII games:

• The Z-Crystals Electrium Z, Flyinium Z, Psychium Z, Poisonium Z, Normalium Z, and Rockium Z.
• The Rotom Dex.
• Various locations on Melemele Island:
  • Hau'oli City.
  • Professor Kukui's house on the Hau'oli Outskirts.
  • Hala's house on Iki Town.
• A Pokémon Center.
• Professor Kukui's boat.
• The island challenge amulet.

Additionally, the artwork depicts the Sun in the background, which, together with the Moon on the MEP Promotional Popplio card, represents the Generation VII games Pokémon Sun and Moon.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.