Frosmoth 30/72 · Shining Fates

Shining Fates is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 19, 2021. The printed size is 72. This checklist is longer, at 73 cards. Frosmoth is 30/72, in position 30 of 73 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Snom, and after it is 31 Shinx. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Frosmoth is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Frosmoth (#873), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Snom. In this catalog that name is Snom (#872).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Frosmoth (#873) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Frosmoth SWSH007/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. kirisAki illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Frosmoth list a different HP.

Ice Dance is listed as Ability. As often as you like during your turn, you may attach a Water Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Benched Water Pokémon. The attack Aurora Beam lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It shows no mercy to any who desecrate fields and mountains. It will fly around on its icy wings, causing a blizzard to chase offenders away." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Shining Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Shining Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Frosmoth can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.