Golisopod ex 221/182 · Paradox Rift

Golisopod is Pokédex #768, generation 7 (Alola). Golisopod ex is a Stage 1 ex Water Pokémon with 270 HP. The card says it evolves from Wimpod. In this catalog that name is Wimpod (#767).

Golisopod ex sits at 221/182 in Paradox Rift, position 221 of 266. Before it is 220 Tsareena ex, and after it is 222 Tapu Koko ex. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Ultra Rare.

The attack Aqua Blade lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Swing and Skedaddle is another attack lists 170 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, switch it with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. 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.

Golisopod (#768) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Golisopod SM52/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). That card is named Golisopod, while this one is Golisopod ex. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 270 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Ultra Rare. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 12 other cards of Golisopod list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads N-DESIGN Inc.. I count 68 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. Golisopod can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.