Steelix V 176/185 · Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 13, 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. Steelix V is 176/185, in position 176 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 175 Drapion V, and after it is 177 Aegislash V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Steelix V is a Basic V Metal Pokémon with 250 HP. In the Pokédex this is Steelix (#208), generation 2 (Johto).

Satoshi Shirai illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Steelix 15/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card is named Steelix, while this one is Steelix V. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 250 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Satoshi Shirai illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The attack Raging Hammer lists 30+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Iron Tackle is another attack lists 210 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Vivid Voltage, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Vivid Voltage set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Steelix can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.