Relicanth 17/84 · Pitch Black

Pitch Black is a set in the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Relicanth is 17/84, in position 17 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 16 Wailord ex, and after it is 18 Popplio. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Relicanth is a Basic Water Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Relicanth (#369), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Relicanth (#369) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2024. The earliest other card is Relicanth 24/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Relicanth list a different HP.

The attack Fossil Beatdown lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon that has "Antique" in its name. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Rock-hard scales and oil-filled swim bladders allow this Pokémon to survive the intense water pressure of the deep sea." The regulation mark is J.

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