Arceus V 165/172 · Brilliant Stars

Arceus is Pokédex #493, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Arceus V is a Basic V Colorless Pokémon with 220 HP.

Arceus V sits at 165/172 in Brilliant Stars, position 165 of 186. Before it is 164 Flygon V, and after it is 166 Arceus V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Trinity Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon V in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Power Edge is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×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 F.

Arceus (#493) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Arceus DP50/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Arceus, while this one is Arceus V. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kunihiko Yuyama illustrated that card, and N-DESIGN Inc. illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Arceus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads N-DESIGN Inc.. I count 68 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Brilliant Stars set binder is where a full Brilliant Stars set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arceus can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.