Blitzle 40/114 · Black & White

Blitzle is Pokédex #522, generation 5 (Unova). Blitzle is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Zebstrika, Zebstrika (#523) under evolves to.

Blitzle sits at 40/114 in Black & White, position 40 of 115. Before it is 39 Alomomola, and after it is 41 Blitzle. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Rear Kick lists 20 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When thunderclouds cover the sky, it will appear. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity."

Blitzle (#522) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blitzle 41/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Blitzle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black & White set binder is where a full Black & White set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Blitzle can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.