Wormadam 98/172 · 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. Wormadam is 98/172, in position 98 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 97 Aggron VMAX, and after it is 99 Probopass. The listed rarity is Rare.

Wormadam is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wormadam (#413), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Burmy. In this catalog that name is Burmy (#412).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Wormadam (#413) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2022. The earliest other card is Wormadam Plant Cloak 41/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Wormadam Plant Cloak, while this one is Wormadam. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Wormadam list a different HP.

The attack Matron's Anger lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 10 more damage for each Pokémon in your discard pile. Scrap Drop is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When Burmy evolved, its cloak became a part of this Pokémon's body. The cloak is never shed." 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. Wormadam can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.