Claydol 145/264 · 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. Claydol is 145/264, in position 145 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 144 Baltoy, and after it is 146 Lucario V. The listed rarity is Rare.

Claydol is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Claydol (#344), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Baltoy. In this catalog that name is Baltoy (#343).

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Claydol (#344) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Team Magma's Claydol 8/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004). That card is named Team Magma's Claydol, while this one is Claydol. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Zu-Ka illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Claydol list a different HP.

The attack Rapid Spin lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, your opponent switches their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Ancient Imprint is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Put damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon until its remaining HP is 60. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It appears to have been born from clay dolls made by ancient people. It uses telekinesis to float and move." 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. Claydol can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.