Gastrodon 107/191 · Surging Sparks

Surging Sparks is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 8, 2024. The printed size is 191. This checklist is longer, at 252 cards. Gastrodon is 107/191, in position 107 of 252 on this checklist. Before it is 106 Flygon ex, and after it is 108 Drilbur. The listed rarity is Rare.

Gastrodon is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gastrodon (#423), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Shellos. In this catalog that name is Shellos (#422).

Gastrodon (#423) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2022. The earliest other card is Gastrodon East Sea 8/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gastrodon East Sea, while this one is Gastrodon. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Gastrodon list a different HP.

Sticky Bind is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, Benched Stage 2 Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) have no Abilities. The attack Mud Shot lists 80 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Surging Sparks, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Surging Sparks set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gastrodon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.