Arctovish 54/189 · 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. Arctovish is 54/189, in position 54 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 53 Dracovish, and after it is 55 Mareep. The listed rarity is Rare.

Arctovish is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Arctovish (#883), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Rare Fossil.

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Arctovish (#883) has 3 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other dated printings are from 2021. The earliest other card is Arctovish SV037/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault (2021). Both list 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Shiny, and here it is Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Arctovish list a different HP.

The attack Hard Face lists 90 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 60 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Cold Breath is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Though it's able to capture prey by freezing its surroundings, it has trouble eating the prey afterward because its mouth is on top of its head." 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. Arctovish can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.