Malamar 70/198 · Chilling Reign

Malamar is Pokédex #687, generation 6 (Kalos). Malamar is a Stage 1 Rapid Strike Psychic Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Inkay. In this catalog that name is Inkay (#686).

Malamar sits at 70/198 in Chilling Reign, position 70 of 233. Before it is 69 Inkay, and after it is 71 Hatenna. 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.

The attack Rapid Strike Tentacles lists 40× damage. The cost is Psychic. Reveal any number of Rapid Strike cards from your hand. This attack does 40 damage for each card you revealed in this way. Then, shuffle those cards into your deck. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It's said that Malamar's hypnotic powers played a role in certain history-changing events." The regulation mark is E.

Malamar (#687) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Malamar XY58/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 16 other cards of Malamar list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 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. Malamar can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.