Dracozolt V 178/203 · Evolving Skies

Dracozolt is Pokédex #880, generation 8 (Galar). Dracozolt V is a Basic V Lightning Pokémon with 220 HP.

Dracozolt V sits at 178/203 in Evolving Skies, position 178 of 237. Before it is 177 Jolteon V, and after it is 179 Espeon V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Primeval Beak lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. During your opponent's next turn, Energy cards can't be attached from your opponent's hand to the Defending Pokémon. Mountain Swing is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

Dracozolt (#880) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 3 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2021. The earliest other card is Dracozolt 65/189 in Darkness Ablaze (2020). That card is named Dracozolt, while this one is Dracozolt V. That card lists 160 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Ultra. Misa Tsutsui illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Dracozolt list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Mochizuki. I count 131 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolving Skies set binder is where a full Evolving Skies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dracozolt can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.