Morpeko V-UNION SWSH218/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Morpeko V-UNION is SWSH218/307, in position 218 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH217 Morpeko V-UNION, and after it is SWSH219 Boltund V. The listed rarity is Promo.

Morpeko V-UNION is a V-UNION Lightning Pokémon with 310 HP. In the Pokédex this is Morpeko (#877), generation 8 (Galar).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Morpeko (#877) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Morpeko SWSH012/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Morpeko, while this one is Morpeko V-UNION. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 310 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 29 other cards of Morpeko list a different HP.

The attack Union Gain lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach up to 2 Lightning Energy cards from your discard pile to this Pokémon. All You Can Eat is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Draw cards until you have 10 cards in your hand. Burst Wheel is another attack lists 100× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 100 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Electric Ball is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: How to play a Pokémon V-UNION: Once per game during your turn, combine 4 different Morpeko V-UNION from your discard pile and put them onto your Bench. The card text says: V-UNION rule: When your Pokémon V-UNION is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Morpeko can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards, Pikachu's friends, and Dedenne and Morpeko. I still need this card.