Turtwig (MEP Promo 40)

Turtwig   ナエトル Naetle

Illus. Saboteri

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Turtwig Type Grass HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion MEP Black Star Promos English card no. 040 Japanese expansion M-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 110/M-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Turtwig.

Turtwig (Japanese: ナエトル Naetle) 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

Razor Leaf

はっぱカッター

60

Pokédex data

Turtwig - Tiny Leaf Pokémon

Pokédex entry

Made from soil, the shell on its back hardens when it drinks water. It lives along lakes.

土で できた 背中の 甲羅は 水を 飲むと さらに 硬くなる。 湖の ほとりで 暮らしている。

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 Turtwig & Chimchar & Piplup product on October 16, 2026.

Trivia

This card forms a combined illustration with the MEP Promotional Chimchar and Piplup, together representing the first partner Pokémon trio of the Sinnoh region.

Origin

Razor Leaf is a move in the Pokémon games that Turtwig can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Diamond.

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

• The Old Chateau and the Jubilife TV building.
• The structures at Valley Windworks and a Drifloon, which can be encountered in the area.
• The Coal and Forest Badges.
• The Pokémon Research Lab in Sandgem Town, located next to a Pokémon Center.
• The Skull and Armor Fossils.
• Three Poké Balls holding the Sinnoh first partner Pokémon, kept in Professor Rowan's briefcase.
• A Pokédex given to the player by Professor Rowan.
• A part of Mount Coronet.

Additionally, the artworks across the three Sinnoh First Partner Illustration Collection cards use colors that represent the Generation IV games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

References

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