Sneasel 73/156 · Ultra Prism

Ultra Prism is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 2, 2018. The printed size is 156. This checklist is longer, at 178 cards. Sneasel is 73/156, in position 73 of 178 on this checklist. Before it is 72 Honchkrow, and after it is 74 Weavile. The listed rarity is Common.

Sneasel is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sneasel (#215), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Weavile, Weavile (#461) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Sneasel (#215) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Sneasel 25/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Sneasel list a different HP.

The attack Sneaky Smash lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. You can use this attack only if you go second, and only on your first turn. Discard an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Ambush is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Darkness. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It uses its claws to poke holes in eggs so it can slurp out the insides. Breeders consider it a scourge and will drive it away or eradicate it."

I keep a set binder for Ultra Prism, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ultra Prism set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sneasel can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.