Wailord 26/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Wailord is 26/124, in position 26 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Wailmer, and after it is 27 Feebas. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Wailord is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 200 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wailord (#321), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Wailmer. In this catalog that name is Wailmer (#320).

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Wailord (#321) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Wailord 14/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Wailord list a different HP.

The attack Water Cannon lists 30× damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. Giant Wave is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use Giant Wave during your next turn. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "The biggest of all Pokémon. It can dive to a depth of almost 10,000 feet on only one breath."

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Wailord can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.