Squirtle (MEP Promo 39)

Squirtle   ヒトカゲ Zenigame

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Squirtle Type Water HP 80 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 039 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 103/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Squirtle.

Squirtle (Japanese: ヒトカゲ Zenigame) is a Water-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

Bubble

あわ

10

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data

Squirtle - Tiny Turtle Pokémon

Pokédex entry

When it retracts its long neck into its shell, it squirts out water with vigorous force.

長い 首を 甲羅のなかに 引っこめるとき 勢いよく 水鉄砲を 発射する。

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. 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 Bulbasaur & Charmander & Squirtle product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Bulbasaur and Charmander, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Kanto region.

Origin

Bubble is a move in the Pokémon games that Squirtle can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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

• The S.S. Anne.
• The Volcano, Earth, and Marsh Badges.
• The Silph Co. building in Saffron City.
• A Bicycle overlaid on top of Kanto Route 17, also known as the Cycling Road.
• The Seafoam Islands.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Kanto First Partner Illustration Collection cards primarily use the colors red, green, blue, and yellow, representing the Generation I games Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.

References

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