Rapidash 22/189 · Astral Radiance

Rapidash is Pokédex #078, generation 1 (Kanto). Rapidash is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Ponyta. In this catalog that name is Ponyta (#077).

Rapidash sits at 22/189 in Astral Radiance, position 22 of 216. Before it is 21 Ponyta, and after it is 23 Cyndaquil. 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.

The attack Combustion lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. Ring of Fire is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. During your opponent's next turn, that Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon can be seen galloping through fields at speeds of up to 150 mph, its fiery mane fluttering in the wind." The regulation mark is F.

Rapidash (#078) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Rapidash 44/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ligton illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Rapidash list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ligton. I count 15 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. Rapidash can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.