Blitzle 35/101 · Noble Victories

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 35/101 in Noble Victories, position 35 of 102. Before it is 34 Kyurem, and after it is 36 Zebstrika. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 16, 2011. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Agility lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. 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 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blitzle 40/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Blitzle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin Nagasawa. I count 303 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Noble Victories set binder is where a full Noble Victories 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.