Baltoy 57/163 · Battle Styles

Baltoy is Pokédex #343, generation 3 (Hoenn). Baltoy is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Claydol, Claydol (#344) under evolves to.

Baltoy sits at 57/163 in Battle Styles, position 57 of 183. Before it is 56 Grumpig, and after it is 58 Claydol. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Self-Destruct lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 60 damage to itself. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It was discovered in ancient ruins. While moving, it constantly spins. It stands on one foot even when asleep." The regulation mark is E.

Baltoy (#343) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Baltoy 32/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Baltoy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sui. I count 194 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Battle Styles set binder is where a full Battle Styles set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Baltoy can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.