Blitzle 50/198 · Chilling Reign

Blitzle is Pokédex #522, generation 5 (Unova). Blitzle is a Basic Rapid Strike Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Zebstrika, Zebstrika (#523) under evolves to.

Blitzle sits at 50/198 in Chilling Reign, position 50 of 233. Before it is 49 Ampharos, and after it is 51 Zebstrika. 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 Common.

The attack Thunder Spear lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. This attack does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate." The regulation mark is E.

Blitzle (#522) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blitzle 40/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Blitzle list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads HYOGONOSUKE. I count 76 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. Blitzle can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.