Boldore 87/203 · 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. Boldore is 87/203, in position 87 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Roggenrola, and after it is 88 Gigalith. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Boldore is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Boldore (#525), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Roggenrola. In this catalog that name is Roggenrola (#524). The card lists Gigalith, Gigalith (#526) under evolves to.

otumami illustrated this card. The same name is on 44 other cards in the catalog.

Boldore (#525) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Boldore 51/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and otumami illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 4 other cards of Boldore list a different HP.

The attack Protect lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon. Boulder Crush is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It relies on sound in order to monitor what's in its vicinity. When angered, it will attack without ever changing the direction it's facing." 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. Boldore can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.