Bellibolt 74/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Bellibolt is Pokédex #939, generation 9 (Paldea). Bellibolt is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Tadbulb. In this catalog that name is Tadbulb (#938).

Bellibolt sits at 74/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 74 of 226. Before it is 73 Tadbulb, and after it is 75 Wattrel. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Thunder Shock lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Electric Ball is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "What appear to be eyeballs are actually organs for discharging the electricity generated by Bellibolt's belly-button dynamo." The regulation mark is H.

Bellibolt (#939) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Bellibolt 94/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Mizue illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is H. 10 other cards of Bellibolt list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mina Nakai. I count 77 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Twilight Masquerade set binder is where a full Twilight Masquerade set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Bellibolt can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.