Orbeetle 19/202 · Sword & Shield

Orbeetle is Pokédex #826, generation 8 (Galar). Orbeetle is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Dottler. In this catalog that name is Dottler (#825).

Orbeetle sits at 19/202 in Sword & Shield, position 19 of 216. Before it is 18 Dottler, and after it is 20 Gossifleur. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Bug's Radar is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may look at the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck and put them back in any order. The attack Brainwave lists 90+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Psychic Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It emits psychic energy to observe and study what's around it—and what's around it can include things over six miles away." The regulation mark is D.

Orbeetle (#826) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2025. The earliest other card is Orbeetle V SWSH078/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Orbeetle V, while this one is Orbeetle. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Orbeetle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hitoshi Ariga. I count 155 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Orbeetle can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.