Aggron V 96/172 · 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. Aggron V is 96/172, in position 96 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Morpeko V, and after it is 97 Aggron VMAX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Aggron V is a Basic V Metal Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Aggron (#306), generation 3 (Hoenn).

PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this card. The same name is on 131 other cards in the catalog.

Aggron (#306) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Aggron 1/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Aggron, while this one is Aggron V. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Aggron list a different HP.

The attack Rock Slide lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 30 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Merciless Strike is another attack lists 150+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. 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. Aggron can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.