Vespiquen 32/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Vespiquen is 32/214, in position 32 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Combee, and after it is 33 Shaymin. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Vespiquen is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vespiquen (#416), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Combee. In this catalog that name is Combee (#415).

chibi illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 other cards in the catalog.

Vespiquen (#416) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Vespiquen 39/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and chibi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Vespiquen list a different HP.

The attack Commanding Queen lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass. If you have 4 or fewer Grass Pokémon on your Bench, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee."

I keep a set binder for Lost Thunder, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Lost Thunder set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vespiquen can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Berries and fruit. I still need this card.