Solrock 92/189 · 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. Solrock is 92/189, in position 92 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 91 Flygon, and after it is 93 Hippopotas. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Solrock is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Solrock (#338), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

Solrock (#338) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Solrock 13/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Solrock list a different HP.

Resistance Shade is listed as Ability. If you have Lunatone in play, your opponent's Pokémon in play have no Resistance. The attack Rock Throw lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it rotates itself, it gives off light similar to the sun, thus blinding its foes." 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. Solrock can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.