Chandelure V 247/264 · Fusion Strike

Chandelure is Pokédex #609, generation 5 (Unova). Chandelure V is a Basic V Fire Pokémon with 200 HP.

Chandelure V sits at 247/264 in Fusion Strike, position 247 of 284. Before it is 246 Tsareena V, and after it is 248 Crabominable V. 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 Ultra.

The attack Confuse Ray lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Poltergeist is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. This attack does 40 damage for each Trainer card you find there. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

Chandelure (#609) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Chandelure 60/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card is named Chandelure, while this one is Chandelure V. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Ultra. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Chandelure list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saki Hayashiro. I count 40 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. Chandelure can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.