Dottler SV008/122 · Shining Fates Shiny Vault

Dottler is Pokédex #825, generation 8 (Galar). Dottler is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Blipbug. In this catalog that name is Blipbug (#824). The card lists Orbeetle, Orbeetle (#826) under evolves to.

Dottler sits at SV008/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault, position 8 of 122. Before it is SV007 Blipbug, and after it is SV009 Orbeetle. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 19, 2021. The printed size is 122, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

The attack Reflect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 40 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Ram is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "As it grows inside its shell, it uses its psychic abilities to monitor the outside world and prepare for evolution." The regulation mark is D.

Dottler (#825) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dottler 18/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Shiny. Misa Tsutsui illustrated that card, and tetsuya koizumi illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Dottler list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads tetsuya koizumi. I count 62 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Fates Shiny Vault set binder is where a full Shining Fates Shiny Vault set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dottler can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.