Orthworm 224/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Orthworm is 224/193, in position 224 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 223 Grafaiai, and after it is 225 Rookidee. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Orthworm is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Orthworm (#968), generation 9 (Paldea).

OKACHEKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 59 other cards in the catalog.

Orthworm (#968) has 4 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 Orthworm 151/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Illustration Rare. Hitoshi Ariga illustrated that card, and OKACHEKE illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Orthworm list a different HP.

Nutritional Iron is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has 3 or more Metal Energy attached, it gets +100 HP. The attack Shoot Through lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When attacked, this Pokémon will wield the tendrils on its body like fists and pelt the opponent with a storm of punches." The regulation mark is G.

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