Moltres 21/172 · 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. Moltres is 21/172, in position 21 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 20 Magmortar, and after it is 22 Entei V. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Moltres (#146), generation 1 (Kanto).

otumami illustrated this card. The same name is on 44 other cards in the catalog.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and otumami illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The attack Inferno Wings lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fire. If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow." 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. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.