Arctibax 209/193 · Paldea Evolved

Arctibax is Pokédex #997, generation 9 (Paldea). Arctibax is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Frigibax. In this catalog that name is Frigibax (#996).

Arctibax sits at 209/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 209 of 279. Before it is 208 Frigibax, and after it is 210 Baxcalibur. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Sharp Fin lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Frost Smash is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Arctibax freezes the air around it, protecting its face with an ice mask and turning its dorsal fin into a blade of ice." The regulation mark is G.

Arctibax (#997) has 3 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 3 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Arctibax 64/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Teeziro illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one.

The illustrator line reads Tomokazu Komiya. I count 248 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arctibax can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.