Copperajah 192/264 · 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. Copperajah is 192/264, in position 192 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 191 Cufant, and after it is 193 Latias. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Copperajah is a Stage 1 Single Strike Metal Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Copperajah (#879), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Cufant. In this catalog that name is Cufant (#878).

KEIICHIRO ITO illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Copperajah (#879) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2025. The earliest other card is Copperajah V SWSH030/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Copperajah V, while this one is Copperajah. That card lists 220 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and KEIICHIRO ITO illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 8 other cards of Copperajah list a different HP.

The attack Strength lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. High Horsepower is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "These Pokémon live in herds. Their trunks have incredible grip strength, strong enough to crush giant rocks into powder." 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. Copperajah can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.