Baltoy 94/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Baltoy is 94/197, in position 94 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 93 Solrock, and after it is 95 Claydol. The listed rarity is Common.

Baltoy is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Baltoy (#343), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Claydol, Claydol (#344) under evolves to.

Scav illustrated this card. The same name is on 31 other cards in the catalog.

Baltoy (#343) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Baltoy 32/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Scav illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 24 other cards of Baltoy list a different HP.

The attack Rapid Spin lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. 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.) Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It was discovered in ancient ruins. While moving, it constantly spins. It stands on one foot even when asleep." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Baltoy can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.