Varoom 206/197 · Obsidian Flames

Varoom is Pokédex #965, generation 9 (Paldea). Varoom is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Revavroom, Revavroom (#966) under evolves to.

Varoom sits at 206/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 206 of 230. Before it is 205 Scizor, and after it is 207 Pidgey. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 197. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Spinning Draw lists 10 damage. The cost is Metal. Draw a card. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said that this Pokémon was born when an unknown poison Pokémon entered and inspirited an engine left at a scrap-processing factory." The regulation mark is G.

Varoom (#965) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Varoom 26/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. Mina Nakai illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Varoom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Souichirou Gunjima. I count 86 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. Varoom can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.