Suicune 37/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Suicune is Pokédex #245, generation 2 (Johto). Suicune is a Basic Water Pokémon with 120 HP.

Suicune sits at 37/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 37 of 201. Before it is 36 Galarian Mr. Rime, and after it is 38 Feebas. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Wave Splash lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Aurora Loop is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Put 2 Water Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Said to be the embodiment of north winds, it can instantly purify filthy, murky water." The regulation mark is D.

Suicune (#245) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Suicune 53/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and so-taro illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Suicune list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads so-taro. I count 18 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Suicune can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.