I guess they don't call them weeping bells for no reason
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I should call her
Pocket… “monster”
Fun fact! The hiragana next to the Pokemon name reads 'monstruous excretions' 妖怪液 (youkai eki, lit. yokai/monster fluid)
Edit: i am wrong! Please read aernalinguss reply below for the correct translation
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|ちい}さな{虫|むし}を{食|た}べて{生|い}きている。{毒|どく}の{粉|こな}を{出|だ}して{相手|あいて}を{動|うご}けなくしてから、{溶解液|ようかいえき}で{溶|と}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|しゅつげんりつ}) 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|わざめい}: ようかいえき
{PP値|ピーピーち}:30
{効果大|こうかだい} 草・虫
{身体|からだ}を{溶|と}かす{溶解液|ようかいえき}でダメージを{与|あた}える。{相手|あいて}の{防御力|ぼうぎょりょく}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
cardass
Ain't no way
(I get that it's Kaado カード + Dasu 出す but still, ain't no wayyyyyy)
vaporeon has some competition
God I wish that was me
I love this more than words or emojis cam covney