Rillaboom 197/189 · 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. Rillaboom is 197/189, in position 197 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 196 Rose, and after it is 198 Coalossal. The collector number is above the printed set size of 189. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Rillaboom is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rillaboom (#812), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Thwackey. In this catalog that name is Thwackey (#811).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Rillaboom (#812) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Rillaboom SWSH006/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Secret. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Rillaboom list a different HP.

Voltage Beat is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 Grass Energy cards and attach them to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. The attack Hammer In lists 140 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "By drumming, it taps into the power of its special tree stump. The roots of the stump follow its direction in battle." 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. Rillaboom can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.