Frogadier 23/131 · Forbidden Light

Forbidden Light is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 4, 2018. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 150 cards. Frogadier is 23/131, in position 24 of 150 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Froakie, and after it is 24 Greninja-GX. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Frogadier is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Frogadier (#657), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Froakie. In this catalog that name is Froakie (#656). The card lists Greninja, Greninja (#658) under evolves to.

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Frogadier (#657) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Frogadier 13/39 in Kalos Starter Set (2013). Both list 80 HP. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Frogadier list a different HP.

Gale Shuriken is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may put 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. The attack Water Drip lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its swiftness is unparalleled. It can scale a tower of more than 2,000 feet in a minute's time."

I keep a set binder for Forbidden Light, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Forbidden Light set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Frogadier can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.