Whiscash 109/197 · Obsidian Flames

Whiscash is Pokédex #340, generation 3 (Hoenn). Whiscash is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Barboach. In this catalog that name is Barboach (#339).

Whiscash sits at 109/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 109 of 230. Before it is 108 Barboach, and after it is 110 Bonsly. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Raging and Rocking lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. For each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon, discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Land Crush is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is extremely protective of its territory. If any foe approaches, it attacks using vicious tremors." The regulation mark is G.

Whiscash (#340) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2022. The earliest other card is Whiscash 48/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and 0313 illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 9 other cards of Whiscash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 0313. I count 62 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Obsidian Flames set binder is where a full Obsidian Flames set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Whiscash can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.