Banette 68/185 · 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. Banette is 68/185, in position 68 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 67 Shuppet, and after it is 69 Duskull. The listed rarity is Rare.

Banette is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Banette (#354), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Shuppet. In this catalog that name is Shuppet (#353).

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

Banette (#354) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Banette 1/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Banette list a different HP.

Curse of Devolution is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may devolve 1 of your opponent's Benched evolved Pokémon by putting the highest Stage Evolution card on it into your opponent's hand. The attack Spooky Shot lists 40 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Resentment at being cast off made it spring into being. Some say that treating it well will satisfy it, and it will once more become a stuffed toy." 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. Banette can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.