Galarian Slowpoke 54/163 · 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. Galarian Slowpoke is 54/163, in position 54 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 53 Boltund, and after it is 55 Spoink. The listed rarity is Common.

Galarian Slowpoke is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Slowpoke (#079), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Slowbro, Slowbro (#080) and Slowking, Slowking (#199) under evolves to.

Ryota Murayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 55 other cards in the catalog.

Slowpoke (#079) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Slowpoke 55/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Slowpoke, while this one is Galarian Slowpoke. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Miki Tanaka illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 24 other cards of Slowpoke list a different HP.

The attack Tantailizing lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Because Galarian Slowpoke eat the seeds of a plant that grows only in Galar, their tails have developed a spicy flavor." 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. Slowpoke can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galarian forms and Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking. I still need this card.