Honchkrow V 162/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Honchkrow V is 162/172, in position 162 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 161 Honchkrow V, and after it is 163 Zamazenta V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Honchkrow V is a Basic V Darkness Pokémon with 200 HP. In the Pokédex this is Honchkrow (#430), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

zig illustrated this card. The same name is on 11 other cards in the catalog.

Honchkrow (#430) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Honchkrow 10/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card is named Honchkrow, while this one is Honchkrow V. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 200 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kazuyuki Kano illustrated that card, and zig illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Honchkrow list a different HP.

Boss Pockets is listed as Ability. This Pokémon may have up to 4 Pokémon Tools attached to it. If it loses this Ability, discard Pokémon Tools from it until only 1 remains. The attack Fearsome Shadow lists 130 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Honchkrow can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.