Primeape 134/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Primeape is 134/264, in position 134 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 133 Mankey, and after it is 135 Geodude. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Primeape is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Primeape (#057), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Mankey. In this catalog that name is Mankey (#056).

Yuya Oka illustrated this card. The same name is on 37 other cards in the catalog.

Primeape (#057) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Primeape 43/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Yuya Oka illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Primeape list a different HP.

The attack Gut Punch lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fighting. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The blood vessels in its brain are sturdier than those of other Pokémon, so it can stay healthy despite its constant raging." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Fusion Strike, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fusion Strike set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Primeape can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.