Wailord 32/159 · Crown Zenith

Wailord is Pokédex #321, generation 3 (Hoenn). Wailord is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 220 HP. The card says it evolves from Wailmer. In this catalog that name is Wailmer (#320).

Wailord sits at 32/159 in Crown Zenith, position 32 of 160. Before it is 31 Wailmer, and after it is 33 Corphish. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Bubble Drain lists 80 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Heavy Impact is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It can sometimes knock out opponents with the shock created by breaching and crashing its big body onto the water." The regulation mark is F.

Wailord (#321) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Wailord 14/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Wailord list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crown Zenith set binder is where a full Crown Zenith set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Wailord can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.