Doublade 106/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Doublade is 106/163, in position 106 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 105 Honedge, and after it is 107 Aegislash. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Doublade is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Doublade (#680), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Honedge. In this catalog that name is Honedge (#679). The card lists Aegislash, Aegislash (#681) under evolves to.

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

Doublade (#680) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Doublade 84/146 in XY (2014). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Doublade list a different HP.

The attack Cut Down lists 40 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The two swords employ a strategy of rapidly alternating between offense and defense to bring down their prey." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Battle Styles, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Battle Styles set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Doublade can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.