Torkoal V 188/202 · 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. Torkoal V is 188/202, in position 188 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 187 Dhelmise V, and after it is 189 Lapras V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Torkoal V is a Basic V Fire Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Torkoal (#324), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 128 other cards in the catalog.

Torkoal (#324) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torkoal 12/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Torkoal, while this one is Torkoal V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 21 other cards of Torkoal list a different HP.

The attack Combustion Pillar lists 90+ damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard the top card of your deck. If that card is a Fire Energy card, this attack does 90 more damage. Steam Crush is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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. Torkoal can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.