Dragonite V 49/78 · Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Dragonite V is 49/78, in position 49 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 48 Melmetal VMAX, and after it is 50 Dragonite VSTAR. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Dragonite V is a Basic V Dragon Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonite (#149), generation 1 (Kanto).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Dragonite (#149) has 48 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonite 5/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Dragonite, while this one is Dragonite V. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 43 other cards of Dragonite list a different HP.

The attack Hyper Beam lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning. Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Buster Tail is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning, Colorless. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Pokémon GO, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Pokémon GO set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.