Vikavolt V 180/189 · 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. Vikavolt V is 180/189, in position 180 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 179 Centiskorch V, and after it is 181 Rhyperior V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Vikavolt V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vikavolt (#738), generation 7 (Alola).

Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 128 other cards in the catalog.

Vikavolt (#738) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vikavolt 52/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). That card is named Vikavolt, while this one is Vikavolt V. That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Hitoshi Ariga illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Vikavolt list a different HP.

The attack Paralyzing Bolt lists 50 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Item cards from their hand. Super Zap Cannon is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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. Vikavolt can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.