Arceus VSTAR SWSH307/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Arceus is Pokédex #493, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Arceus VSTAR is a VSTAR Colorless Pokémon with 280 HP. The card says it evolves from Arceus V. In this catalog that name is Arceus (#493).

Arceus VSTAR sits at SWSH307/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 304 of 304. The card before it is SWSH306 Arceus V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

Starbirth is listed as Ability. During your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.) The attack Trinity Nova lists 200 damage. The cost is Colorless, 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. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR 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 VSTAR. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 280 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Kunihiko Yuyama illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Arceus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos 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). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mythical Pokémon, from Sword & Shield on. I still need this card.