Wailord 40/168 · Celestial Storm

Celestial Storm is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. Wailord is 40/168, in position 41 of 187 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Wailmer, and after it is 41 Clamperl. The listed rarity is Rare.

Wailord is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wailord (#321), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Wailmer. In this catalog that name is Wailmer (#320).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Wailord (#321) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Wailord 14/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Wailord list a different HP.

The attack Dwindling Wave lists 200- damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Water. This attack does 40 less damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "Its immense size is the reason for its popularity. Wailord watching is a favorite sightseeing activity in various parts of the world."

I keep a set binder for Celestial Storm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Celestial Storm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Wailord can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.