Hoopa V 253/264 · 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. Hoopa V is 253/264, in position 253 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 252 Sandaconda V, and after it is 254 Genesect V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Hoopa V is a Basic V Fusion Strike Darkness Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Hoopa (#720), generation 6 (Kalos).

takuyoa illustrated this card. The same name is on 64 other cards in the catalog.

Hoopa (#720) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Hoopa-EX XY71/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Hoopa-EX, while this one is Hoopa V. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Eske Yoshinob illustrated that card, and takuyoa illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Hoopa list a different HP.

Two-Faced is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is in play, it is Psychic and Darkness type. The attack Shadow Impact lists 170 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. Put 3 damage counters on 1 of your Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×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.

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. Hoopa can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mythical Pokémon, from Sword & Shield on. I still need this card.