Dracozolt V 58/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Dracozolt V is 58/203, in position 58 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 57 Emolga, and after it is 59 Dracozolt VMAX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

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

Ryota Murayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 55 other cards in the catalog.

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 Holo V. Misa Tsutsui illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama 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 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.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. 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.