Carracosta 45/236 · Unified Minds

Unified Minds is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 2, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 261 cards. Carracosta is 45/236, in position 45 of 261 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Tirtouga, and after it is 46 Cryogonal. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Carracosta is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Carracosta (#565), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Tirtouga. In this catalog that name is Tirtouga (#564).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Carracosta (#565) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Carracosta 26/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. match illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 5 other cards of Carracosta list a different HP.

Ancient Custom is listed as Ability. Pokémon Tool cards attached to your opponent's Pokémon have no effect. The attack Aqua Impact lists 80+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its jaws are terrifyingly powerful. It could eat Omastar and Omanyte whole and not be bothered in the slightest by their shells."

I keep a set binder for Unified Minds, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unified Minds set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Carracosta can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.