Meowstic 61/163 · 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. Meowstic is 61/163, in position 61 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Espurr, and after it is 62 Mimikyu V. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Meowstic is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Meowstic (#678), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Espurr. In this catalog that name is Espurr (#677).

Yuu Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 65 other cards in the catalog.

Meowstic (#678) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Meowstic XY48/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. kirisAki illustrated that card, and Yuu Nishida illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Meowstic list a different HP.

Ear Moves is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may move 1 damage counter from 1 of your Pokémon to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. The attack Psychic Sphere lists 50 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The defensive instinct of the males is strong. It's when they're protecting themselves or their partners that they unleash their full power." 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. Meowstic can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.