Dragonite VSTAR 81/78 · 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 VSTAR is 81/78, in position 81 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 80 Melmetal VMAX, and after it is 82 Blanche. The collector number is above the printed set size of 78. The listed rarity is Rare Rainbow.

Dragonite VSTAR is a VSTAR Dragon Pokémon with 280 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonite (#149), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dragonite V. In this catalog that name is Dragonite (#149).

PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this card. The same name is on 81 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 VSTAR. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 280 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Rainbow. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and PLANETA Tsuji illustrated this one. 46 other cards of Dragonite list a different HP.

The attack Giga Impact lists 250 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Draconic Star is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Look at the top 12 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water or Lightning Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite. I still need this card.