Boltund 75/202 · Sword & Shield

Boltund is Pokédex #836, generation 8 (Galar). Boltund is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Yamper. In this catalog that name is Yamper (#835).

Boltund sits at 75/202 in Sword & Shield, position 75 of 216. Before it is 74 Yamper, and after it is 76 Boltund. 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 Holo.

The attack Big Bite lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Fighting Fangs is another attack lists 90+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V or Pokémon-GX, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon generates electricity and channels it into its legs to keep them going strong. Boltund can run nonstop for three full days." The regulation mark is D.

Boltund (#836) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2025. The earliest other card is Boltund V SWSH085/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Boltund V, while this one is Boltund. That card lists 200 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. aky CG Works illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 11 other cards of Boltund list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Misa Tsutsui. I count 94 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. Boltund can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.