Blitzle 62/182 · Paradox Rift

Paradox Rift is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. Blitzle is 62/182, in position 62 of 266 on this checklist. Before it is 61 Minun, and after it is 63 Zebstrika. The listed rarity is Common.

Blitzle is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Blitzle (#522), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Zebstrika, Zebstrika (#523) under evolves to.

Shinji Kanda illustrated this card. The same name is on 25 other cards in the catalog.

Blitzle (#522) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blitzle 40/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Blitzle list a different HP.

The attack Rear Kick lists 10 damage. The cost is Lightning. Wild Charge is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paradox Rift, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paradox Rift set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Blitzle can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.