Vikavolt V 60/189 · Darkness Ablaze

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

Vikavolt V sits at 60/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 60 of 201. Before it is 59 Manectric, and after it is 61 Tapu Koko. 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 V.

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.

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 Holo V. Hitoshi Ariga illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Vikavolt list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ayaka Yoshida. I count 128 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. Vikavolt can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.