Dottler 18/202 · Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Dottler is 18/202, in position 18 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Blipbug, and after it is 19 Orbeetle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Dottler is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dottler (#825), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Blipbug. In this catalog that name is Blipbug (#824). The card lists Orbeetle, Orbeetle (#826) under evolves to.

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

Dottler (#825) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2021 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dottler SV008/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault (2021). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Shiny, and here it is Uncommon. tetsuya koizumi illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Dottler list a different HP.

The attack Reflect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 40 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Ram is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Sword & Shield, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sword & Shield set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dottler can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.