Politoed 25/145 · Guardians Rising

Guardians Rising is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 5, 2017. The printed size is 145. This checklist is longer, at 180 cards. Politoed is 25/145, in position 27 of 180 on this checklist. Before it is 24 Tentacruel, and after it is 26 Delibird. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Politoed is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Politoed (#186), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Poliwhirl. In this catalog that name is Poliwhirl (#061).

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 other cards in the catalog.

Politoed (#186) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Politoed 8/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 8 other cards of Politoed list a different HP.

The attack Roll Call lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Poliwag, a Poliwhirl, and a Poliwrath, and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Hyper Jump is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may shuffle this Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They gather on moonlit nights to form a large chorus. Their cries sound angry and not at all pleasant, but they are certainly distinctive."

I keep a set binder for Guardians Rising, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Guardians Rising set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Politoed can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Saya Tsuruta cards. I still need this card.