This is from the Bandai Pokémon Cardass series, which actually predates the TCG by a month (September 1996 vs October 20, 1996); this particular card is from the Parts 3 & 4 set. The illustration is by Ken Sugimori, who did all the official artwork for Generation I. And here’s the back, if anyone was wondering:
Transcript/translation of back of card
The card is labeled “File No. 070” (Weepinbell’s Pokédex number) in the upper left, with Weepinbell’s Japanese name, ウツドン (Utsudon) in the upper right corner. On the upper half of the card, The same artwork from the front is displayed on a plain white background, and below it, its height and weight are listed (1.0 m and 6.4 kg, respectively). To the left of it to it, a box reads
タイプ：ハエとりポケモン
(Type: Flycatcher Pokémon)
小さな虫を食べて生きている。毒の粉を出して相手を動けなくしてから、溶解液で溶かしてしまう。
(My translation: It survives by eating small bugs. After immobilizing its opponent with PoisonPowder, it uses Acid to completely dissolve it.)
(Aside: This appears to be a variant of Weepinbell’s Japanese Blue Pokédex entry, which reads
It spits out POISONPOWDER to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of ACID.)
In the center of the card, it displays the Bellsprout evolutionary line using art from the same Cardass series, showing that Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at Level 21 and then into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone.
In the bottom left, an encounter rarity (出現率) chart is displayed, showing that Weepinbell does not appear in Japanese Red or Blue but appears rarely in Green version. Indeed, Weepinbell is exclusive to Japanese Green/International Blue, appearing on Routes 12 through 15 with a with a 10% encounter rate in the first two and a 5% encounter in the last two.
In the lower right, a description of Weepinbell’s featured move is shown in a table:
技名: ようかいえき
PP値：30
効果大 草・虫
身体を溶かす溶解液でダメージを与える。相手の防御力をダウンさせることもある。
(My translation:
Move Name: Acid
PP: 30
Super effective against: Grass & Bug (note that the latter is only true in Gen I))
Deals damage with a body-dissolving acid. May lower the opponent’s defense.)
The top and bottom of the cards feature various copyright and publishing information:
Hi-res version (from Bulbapedia)
This is from the Bandai Pokémon Cardass series, which actually predates the TCG by a month (September 1996 vs October 20, 1996); this particular card is from the Parts 3 & 4 set. The illustration is by Ken Sugimori, who did all the official artwork for Generation I. And here’s the back, if anyone was wondering:
Transcript/translation of back of card
The card is labeled “File No. 070” (Weepinbell’s Pokédex number) in the upper left, with Weepinbell’s Japanese name, ウツドン (Utsudon) in the upper right corner. On the upper half of the card, The same artwork from the front is displayed on a plain white background, and below it, its height and weight are listed (1.0 m and 6.4 kg, respectively). To the left of it to it, a box reads
タイプ：ハエとりポケモン
(Type: Flycatcher Pokémon)
小さな虫を食べて生きている。毒の粉を出して相手を動けなくしてから、溶解液で溶かしてしまう。
(My translation: It survives by eating small bugs. After immobilizing its opponent with PoisonPowder, it uses Acid to completely dissolve it.)
(Aside: This appears to be a variant of Weepinbell’s Japanese Blue Pokédex entry, which reads
「まず どくのこなを はき あいての うごきを とめて しまってから ようかいえきで とどめを さす。」
and the official English translation of which is
It spits out POISONPOWDER to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of ACID.)
In the center of the card, it displays the Bellsprout evolutionary line using art from the same Cardass series, showing that Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at Level 21 and then into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone.
In the bottom left, an encounter rarity (出現率) chart is displayed, showing that Weepinbell does not appear in Japanese Red or Blue but appears rarely in Green version. Indeed, Weepinbell is exclusive to Japanese Green/International Blue, appearing on Routes 12 through 15 with a with a 10% encounter rate in the first two and a 5% encounter in the last two.
In the lower right, a description of Weepinbell’s featured move is shown in a table:
技名: ようかいえき
PP値：30
効果大 草・虫
身体を溶かす溶解液でダメージを与える。相手の防御力をダウンさせることもある。
(My translation:
Move Name: Acid
PP: 30 Super effective against: Grass & Bug (note that the latter is only true in Gen I))
Deals damage with a body-dissolving acid. May lower the opponent’s defense.)
The top and bottom of the cards feature various copyright and publishing information:
© Nintendo・CREATURES・GAMEFREAK・TV TOKYO・SHO-PRO・JR KIKAKU
発売元／株式会社バンプレスト 発売元／株式会社バンダイ １９９７ ＭＡＤＥ ＩＮ ＪＡＰＡＮ
Ain’t no way
(I get that it’s Kaado カード + Dasu 出す but still, ain’t no wayyyyyy)