Palossand 62/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Palossand is 62/147, in position 64 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Sandygast, and after it is 63 Necrozma-GX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Palossand is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Palossand (#770), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Sandygast. In this catalog that name is Sandygast (#769).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Palossand (#770) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2024. The earliest other card is Palossand 75/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Palossand list a different HP.

The attack Sand Tomb lists 80 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Dust Storm is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all cards from both Active Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Possessed people controlled by this Pokémon transformed its sand mound into a castle. As it evolved, its power to curse grew ever stronger."

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