Vanillish 34/145 · 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. Vanillish is 34/145, in position 36 of 180 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Vanillite, and after it is 35 Vanilluxe. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Vanillish is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vanillish (#583), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Vanillite. In this catalog that name is Vanillite (#582). The card lists Vanilluxe, Vanilluxe (#584) under evolves to.

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Vanillish (#583) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vanillish 28/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. match illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Vanillish list a different HP.

The attack Ice Shard lists 30+ damage. The cost is Water. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Fighting Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Hot days cause its body to melt. It can be restored by refreezing it, but the process leaves its body slightly warped."

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. Vanillish can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.