Baxcalibur 210/193 · Paldea Evolved

Baxcalibur is Pokédex #998, generation 9 (Paldea). Baxcalibur is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Arctibax. In this catalog that name is Arctibax (#997).

Baxcalibur sits at 210/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 210 of 279. Before it is 209 Arctibax, and after it is 211 Raichu. 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.

Super Cold is listed as Ability. As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Basic Water Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. The attack Buster Tail lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon blasts cryogenic air out from its mouth. This air can instantly freeze even liquid-hot lava." The regulation mark is G.

Baxcalibur (#998) 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 Baxcalibur 19/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 160 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Oswaldo KATO 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. Baxcalibur can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.