Araquanid 46/149 · Sun & Moon

Sun & Moon is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. Araquanid is 46/149, in position 46 of 173 on this checklist. Before it is 45 Dewpider, and after it is 47 Pyukumuku. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Araquanid is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Araquanid (#752), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Dewpider. In this catalog that name is Dewpider (#751).

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

Araquanid (#752) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2022. The earliest other card is Araquanid 15/147 in Burning Shadows (2017). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 2 other cards of Araquanid list a different HP.

Water Bubble is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Fire Pokémon. The attack Aqua Edge lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It delivers headbutts with the water bubble on its head. Small Pokémon get sucked into the bubble, where they drown."

I keep a set binder for Sun & Moon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sun & Moon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Araquanid can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.