Rotom V 177/196 · Lost Origin

Rotom is Pokédex #479, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Rotom V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 190 HP.

Rotom V sits at 177/196 in Lost Origin, position 177 of 217. Before it is 176 Rotom V, and after it is 178 Enamorus V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Instant Charge is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 3 cards. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. The attack Scrap Short lists 40+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Put any number of Pokémon Tool cards from your discard pile in the Lost Zone. This attack does 40 more damage for each card you put in the Lost Zone in this way. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

Rotom (#479) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rotom 7/106 in Great Encounters (2008). That card is named Rotom, while this one is Rotom V. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Yuu Nishida illustrated this one. 42 other cards of Rotom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuu Nishida. I count 65 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Lost Origin set binder is where a full Lost Origin set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rotom can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Rotom cards. I still need this card.