Flapple V 18/163 · 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. Flapple V is 18/163, in position 18 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Blipbug, and after it is 19 Flapple VMAX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Flapple V is a Basic V Grass Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Flapple (#841), generation 8 (Galar).

PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 131 other cards in the catalog.

Flapple (#841) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Flapple SWSH022/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Flapple, while this one is Flapple V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Hitoshi Ariga illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 10 other cards of Flapple list a different HP.

The attack Sour Spit lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon's attacks cost ColorlessColorless more. Wing Attack is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. 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. Flapple can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.