Treecko

Treecko in animation: Ash's Sceptile and Sawyer's

Ash caught his Treecko in "Tree's a Crowd," after helping it try to save the dying old tree it called home. It evolved into Grovyle in "Exploud and Clear!" and into Sceptile in "Odd Pokémon Out!," becoming Ash's first fully evolved Grass type. In the XY series, the Kalos rival Sawyer raised his own Treecko through Grovyle to Sceptile.

Treecko was also passed over twice. May turned it down in favor of Torchic at the start of her journey, and in "Having a Wailord of a Time," a girl named Stephanie picked Mudkip, so her father took the disappointed Treecko as his own first Pokémon.

Treecko on cards: Ruby & Sapphire, a Gold Star and Delta Species

Treecko's first cards are Ruby & Sapphire #75 and #76 (2003), illustrated by Midori Harada and Ken Sugimori. The EX era accounts for twelve of its 27 printings in our catalog, including two Nintendo Black Star promos illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.

Its standout card is Treecko ☆ from Team Rocket Returns (2004), a Gold Star rare by Masakazu Fukuda. Fukuda also drew Treecko δ, a Delta Species card that plays as a Psychic type, found in both POP Series 4 and Crystal Guardians (2006). Later printings include an XY Black Star promo, a McDonald's Collection 2015 card and a Mega Evolution era promo.

Cards to know

• Treecko (Ruby & Sapphire #75)

  One of Treecko's two first cards, from the 2003 set that introduced Hoenn to the TCG.

• Treecko ☆ (Team Rocket Returns #109)

  A 2004 Gold Star rare illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda, the chase Treecko card of the EX era.

• Treecko δ (Crystal Guardians #68)

  A 2006 Delta Species card that turns Treecko into a Psychic type.

• Treecko δ (POP Series 4 #15)

  The POP Series 4 version of Treecko δ, also illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.

• Treecko (Nintendo Black Star Promos #3)

  An EX-era Black Star promo illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.