Vanilluxe 47/189 · 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. Vanilluxe is 47/189, in position 47 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Vanillish, and after it is 48 Cubchoo. The listed rarity is Rare.

Vanilluxe is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vanilluxe (#584), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Vanillish. In this catalog that name is Vanillish (#583).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Vanilluxe (#584) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vanilluxe 29/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Vanilluxe list a different HP.

Bitter Cold is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. The attack Frost Smash lists 90 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When its anger reaches a breaking point, this Pokémon unleashes a fierce blizzard that freezes every creature around it, be they friend or foe." 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. Vanilluxe can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.