Eevee · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Eevee card
Eevee sits at #74 in Legendary Collection, the twelfth of the Wizards of the Coast print runs. Illustration by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage TCG illustrators. Her work shows up more in Neo-era and later sets, but earlier appearances carry a small premium with art-focused collectors.
The flavor text on the card reads: "Its genetic code is irregular. It may mutate if it is exposed to radiation from elemental stones." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.
About Eevee in the Pokémon world
A Normal-type Pokémon with multiple evolution paths (3 in Gen 1, 8 across the franchise). Beloved design. Jungle Common Eevee is a sentimental favorite. Its proximity to the holo Eeveelutions in the same set drives demand.
Print variants and how to spot them
Legendary Collection shipped in Standard and Reverse Holo prints. The Reverse Holo treatment was new with this set: foil applied to the card background rather than the artwork window. There is no 1st Edition, since Wizards retired the stamp by this point in the production timeline.
Grading and condition
Commons grade most forgivingly of any tier in the set. Centering is the typical grade cap; the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily but the high print runs mean clean copies remain affordable. A first-time grading submission on a Common is the cheapest way to learn what each grading service is actually looking at.
If you are buying this card
Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.
