Chandelure V 39/264 · 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. Chandelure V is 39/264, in position 39 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 38 Simisear, and after it is 40 Chandelure VMAX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

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

Saki Hayashiro illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 other cards in the catalog.

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 Holo V. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Chandelure list a different HP.

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.

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. Chandelure can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.