Weavile

Weavile in the anime: one of Paul's Sinnoh regulars

Paul caught his Weavile during his earlier travels through Hoenn, Johto or Kanto. It first appeared in Top-Down Training!, when Paul challenged Champion Cynthia and her Garchomp beat it despite Weavile's Ice type advantage. In Riding the Winds of Change! it battled a wild Gliscor alongside Paul's Electabuzz before Paul caught it, and in Pedal to the Mettle! it lost to Ash's Staraptor during their Full Battle, again despite having the type advantage.

Weavile on cards: from Weavile G to Shiny and Illustration rares

Weavile's first English card was a Rare in Diamond & Pearl (2007), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura, with a second Rare by Kagemaru Himeno in Secret Wonders the same year. Platinum (2009) printed Weavile G, a holo from the subset of Pokémon owned by Team Galactic, illustrated by Makoto Imai. Through the Black & White, XY and Sun & Moon eras it was a regular Rare in sets such as Plasma Freeze and Ultra Prism.

Its modern special printings start in 2019. Unified Minds gave it Weavile GX, an Ultra Rare by aky CG Works, and Cosmic Eclipse added a Secret Rare Weavile illustrated by nagimiso. Paldean Fates (2024) printed a Shiny rare by Shin Nagasawa, and in the Mega Evolution era Ascended Heroes paired an Uncommon by aspara with an Illustration rare by Uninori.

Cards to know

• Weavile (Diamond & Pearl #40)

  Weavile's first English card, a 2007 Rare illustrated by Naoyo Kimura.

• Weavile G (Platinum #17)

  A holo Team Galactic Pokémon card from Platinum, illustrated by Makoto Imai.

• Weavile GX (Unified Minds #132)

  Weavile's GX card, an Ultra Rare illustrated by aky CG Works.

• Weavile (Cosmic Eclipse #238)

  A Secret Rare Weavile illustrated by nagimiso.

• Weavile (Paldean Fates #183)

  A Shiny rare illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.

• Weavile (Ascended Heroes #228)

  An Illustration rare by Uninori from the Mega Evolution era.