Rillaboom 18/198 · Chilling Reign

Rillaboom is Pokédex #812, generation 8 (Galar). Rillaboom is a Stage 2 Rapid Strike Grass Pokémon with 180 HP. The card says it evolves from Thwackey. In this catalog that name is Thwackey (#811).

Rillaboom sits at 18/198 in Chilling Reign, position 18 of 233. Before it is 17 Thwackey, and after it is 19 Zarude. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on June 18, 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Wood Drain lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Raging Repeated Strike is another attack lists 120+ damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Discard any amount of Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 30 more damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "The one with the best drumming techniques becomes the boss of the troop. It has a gentle disposition and values harmony among its group." The regulation mark is E.

Rillaboom (#812) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Rillaboom SWSH006/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 15 other cards of Rillaboom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hitoshi Ariga. I count 155 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Chilling Reign set binder is where a full Chilling Reign set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rillaboom can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.