Orbeetle 12/182 · Paradox Rift

Orbeetle is Pokédex #826, generation 8 (Galar). Orbeetle is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Dottler. In this catalog that name is Dottler (#825).

Orbeetle sits at 12/182 in Paradox Rift, position 12 of 266. Before it is 11 Dottler, and after it is 13 Nymble. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Satellite Beam lists 30× damage. The cost is Grass. This attack does 30 damage for each Energy card in your opponent's discard pile. Brain Shake is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It emits psychic energy to observe and study what's around it—and what's around it can include things over six miles away." The regulation mark is G.

Orbeetle (#826) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2025. The earliest other card is Orbeetle V SWSH078/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Orbeetle V, while this one is Orbeetle. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Oku illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is G. 9 other cards of Orbeetle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Oku. I count 11 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paradox Rift set binder is where a full Paradox Rift set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Orbeetle can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.