Spidops ex 243/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Scarlet & Violet is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 31, 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. Spidops ex is 243/198, in position 243 of 258 on this checklist. Before it is 242 Team Star Grunt, and after it is 244 Miraidon ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 198. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Spidops ex is a Stage 1 ex Grass Pokémon with 260 HP. In the Pokédex this is Spidops (#918), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Tarountula. In this catalog that name is Tarountula (#917).

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

Spidops (#918) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Spidops 9/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Spidops, while this one is Spidops ex. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 260 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Spidops list a different HP.

Trap Territory is listed as Ability. Your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost is Colorless more. The attack Wire Hang lists 90+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Scarlet & Violet, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Scarlet & Violet set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Spidops can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.