Quaquaval ex 260/193 · 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. Quaquaval ex is 260/193, in position 260 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 259 Chi-Yu ex, and after it is 261 Chien-Pao ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Quaquaval ex is a Stage 2 ex Water Pokémon with 320 HP. In the Pokédex this is Quaquaval (#914), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Quaxwell. In this catalog that name is Quaxwell (#913).

Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Quaquaval (#914) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Quaquaval 5/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Quaquaval, while this one is Quaquaval ex. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 320 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. kodama illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Quaquaval list a different HP.

The attack Exciting Dance lists 60 damage. The cost is Water. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.) Spiral Shot is another attack lists 230 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Put 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×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 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. Quaquaval can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paldea starters and Special Illustration Rares. I still need this card.