Torkoal 237/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Torkoal is 237/236, in position 238 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 236 Rosa, and after it is 238 Weavile. The collector number is above the printed set size of 236. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Torkoal is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Torkoal (#324), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Ryota Murayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 55 other cards in the catalog.

Torkoal (#324) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torkoal 12/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Secret. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Torkoal list a different HP.

The attack Fire Fling lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Put 4 Fire Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. Kindle is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "You can tell how it's feeling by the smoke spouting from its shell. Tremendous velocity is a sign of good health."

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