Rillaboom VMAX 23/264 · Fusion Strike

Rillaboom is Pokédex #812, generation 8 (Galar). Rillaboom VMAX is a VMAX Rapid Strike Grass Pokémon with 330 HP. The card says it evolves from Rillaboom V. In this catalog that name is Rillaboom (#812).

Rillaboom VMAX sits at 23/264 in Fusion Strike, position 23 of 284. Before it is 22 Rillaboom V, and after it is 24 Gossifleur. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo VMAX.

The attack G-Max Drum Solo lists 180 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 40 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

Rillaboom (#812) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Rillaboom SWSH006/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Rillaboom, while this one is Rillaboom VMAX. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 330 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo VMAX. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 14 other cards of Rillaboom list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rillaboom can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.