Team Rocket's Orbeetle 198/182 · Destined Rivals

Orbeetle is Pokédex #826, generation 8 (Galar). Team Rocket's Orbeetle is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Team Rocket's Dottler. In this catalog that name is Dottler (#825).

Team Rocket's Orbeetle sits at 198/182 in Destined Rivals, position 198 of 244. Before it is 197 Rotom, and after it is 199 Team Rocket's Weezing. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Rocket Brain is listed as Ability. As often as you like during your turn, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Team Rocket's Pokémon to another of your Pokémon. The attack Psychic lists 40+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The regulation mark is I.

Orbeetle (#826) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2025. The earliest other card is Orbeetle V SWSH078/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Orbeetle V, while this one is Team Rocket's Orbeetle. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is I. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Orbeetle list a different HP.

Destined Rivals set binder is where a full Destined Rivals set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Orbeetle can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Team Rocket cards, and Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.