Arcanine 33/264 · 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. Arcanine is 33/264, in position 33 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 32 Growlithe, and after it is 34 Slugma. The listed rarity is Rare.

Arcanine is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Arcanine (#059), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Growlithe. In this catalog that name is Growlithe (#058).

Yuu Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 65 other cards in the catalog.

Arcanine (#059) has 41 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Arcanine 23/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yuu Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 32 other cards of Arcanine list a different HP.

The attack Fire Claws lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire. Heat Tackle is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that has long been admired for its beauty. It runs agilely as if on wings." 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. Arcanine can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.