Snivy (MEP Promo 49)

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Snivy   ツタージャ Tsutarja

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Snivy Type Grass HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 049 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 113/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Snivy.

Snivy (Japanese: ツタージャ Tsutarja) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It is one of the MEP Black Star Promos.

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

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Card text

Vine Whip

つるのムチ

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Pokédex data

Snivy - Grass Snake Pokémon

Pokédex entry

It is very intelligent and calm. Being exposed to lots of sunlight makes its movements swifter.

知能が 高く とても 冷静。 太陽の 光を たっぷり 浴びると 動きが 鋭くなる。

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. 2" product, which includes a random selection of nine Holofoil Full Art cards depicting the first partner Pokémon from the Johto, Unova, and Galar regions. This card is released internationally as an MEP Black Star Promotional card included in the First Partner Illustration Collection Series 2, released on June 19, 2026, the same date as the mainland China release.

In Japan, this card is released in the 30th CELEBRATION Card Set Snivy & Tepig & Oshawott product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Tepig and Oshawott, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Unova region.

Origin

Vine Whip is a move in the Pokémon games that Snivy can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black.

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

• The Quake, Insect, and Legend Badges.
• A Pokédex and a Pal Pad.
• The Entree, a tree located in the Entralink.
• A Potion and a Casteliacone.
• Professor Juniper's Pokémon Research Lab in Nuvema Town.
• A part of N's Castle.
• Castelia City and a part of Skyarrow Bridge.
• The Team Plasma logo.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Unova First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors black and white, representing the Generation V games Pokémon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2.

References

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