Zebstrika 51/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on June 18, 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Zebstrika is 51/198, in position 51 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 50 Blitzle, and after it is 52 Thundurus. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zebstrika is a Stage 1 Rapid Strike Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zebstrika (#523), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Blitzle. In this catalog that name is Blitzle (#522).

Hasuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 other cards in the catalog.

Zebstrika (#523) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Zebstrika 42/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Hasuno illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Zebstrika list a different HP.

The attack Coordinated Bolt lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If 1 of your other Rapid Strike Pokémon used an attack during your last turn, this attack does 90 more damage. Spark Rush is another attack lists 90× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 90 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They have lightning-like movements. When Zebstrika run at full speed, the sound of thunder reverberates." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zebstrika can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Rapid Strike. I still need this card.