Armaldo 96/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 11, 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Armaldo is 96/195, in position 96 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Anorith, and after it is 97 Terrakion. The listed rarity is Rare.

Armaldo is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Armaldo (#348), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Anorith. In this catalog that name is Anorith (#347).

Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Armaldo (#348) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2019. The earliest other card is Armaldo 1/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Armaldo list a different HP.

The attack Reaping Claw lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon has 100 HP or less remaining, it is Knocked Out. Boulder Crush is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "After evolution, this Pokémon emerged onto land. Its lower body has become stronger, and blows from its tail are devastating." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Armaldo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.