Zebstrika 57/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Zebstrika is Pokédex #523, generation 5 (Unova). Zebstrika is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Blitzle. In this catalog that name is Blitzle (#522).

Zebstrika sits at 57/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 57 of 153. Before it is 56 Blitzle, and after it is 58 Wobbuffet. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Flame Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Thunder is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When this ill-tempered Pokémon runs wild, it shoots lightning from its mane in all directions."

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). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Zebstrika list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Boundaries Crossed set binder is where a full Boundaries Crossed set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zebstrika can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.