Aerodactyl V 179/196 · Lost Origin

Aerodactyl is Pokédex #142, generation 1 (Kanto). Aerodactyl V is a Basic V Fighting Pokémon with 210 HP.

Aerodactyl V sits at 179/196 in Lost Origin, position 179 of 217. Before it is 178 Enamorus V, and after it is 180 Aerodactyl 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.

The attack Bite lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Rock Crush is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×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.

Aerodactyl (#142) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Aerodactyl 1/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Aerodactyl, while this one is Aerodactyl V. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 17 other cards of Aerodactyl list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads N-DESIGN Inc.. I count 68 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. Aerodactyl can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.