Golisopod 18/189 · 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. Golisopod is 18/189, in position 18 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Wimpod, and after it is 19 Charizard V. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Golisopod is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Golisopod (#768), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Wimpod. In this catalog that name is Wimpod (#767).

Ryuta Fuse illustrated this card. The same name is on 98 other cards in the catalog.

Golisopod (#768) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Golisopod SM52/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Ryuta Fuse illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Golisopod list a different HP.

The attack Hard Times Slash lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 50 more damage for each of your opponent's Pokémon V and Pokémon-GX in play. Smash Turn is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It will do anything to win, taking advantage of every opening and finishing opponents off with the small claws on its front legs." 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. Golisopod can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.