Zebstrika 48/99 · Next Destinies

Next Destinies is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Zebstrika is 48/99, in position 48 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 47 Blitzle, and after it is 49 Emolga. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zebstrika is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zebstrika (#523), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Blitzle. In this catalog that name is Blitzle (#522).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Zebstrika (#523) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Zebstrika 42/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Zebstrika list a different HP.

The attack Disconnect lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Your opponent can't play any Item cards from his or her hand during your opponent's next turn. Lightning Crash is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 80 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. The flavor text reads "They have lightning-like movements. When Zebstrika run at full speed, the sound of thunder reverberates."

I keep a set binder for Next Destinies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Next Destinies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zebstrika can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.