Delcatty 142/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Darkness Ablaze is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. Delcatty is 142/189, in position 142 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 141 Skitty, and after it is 143 Salamence V. The listed rarity is Rare.

Delcatty is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Delcatty (#301), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Skitty. In this catalog that name is Skitty (#300).

Tika Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 48 other cards in the catalog.

Delcatty (#301) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Delcatty 5/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Tika Matsuno illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Delcatty list a different HP.

The attack Captivating Tail lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. The new Active Pokémon is now Confused. Moon Impact is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is highly popular among female Trainers for its sublime fur. It does not keep a nest." The regulation mark is D.

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