Heatran V 165/189 · Astral Radiance

Heatran is Pokédex #485, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Heatran V is a Basic V Fire Pokémon with 220 HP.

Heatran V sits at 165/189 in Astral Radiance, position 165 of 216. Before it is 164 Virizion V, and after it is 166 Starmie V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Heat Burn lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. Magma Fall is another attack lists 90+ damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. If you have a Stadium in play, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

Heatran (#485) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Heatran LV.X DP31/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Heatran LV.X, while this one is Heatran V. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Studio Bora Inc. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 26 other cards of Heatran list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Studio Bora Inc.. I count 92 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Heatran can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.