Whiscash 41/160 · Primal Clash

Primal Clash is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 4, 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. Whiscash is 41/160, in position 41 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Whiscash, and after it is 42 Corphish. The listed rarity is Rare.

Whiscash is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Whiscash (#340), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Barboach. In this catalog that name is Barboach (#339).

PLANETA illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Whiscash (#340) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2023. The earliest other card is Whiscash 48/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and PLANETA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 4. 10 other cards of Whiscash list a different HP.

The attack Water Gun lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Earthquake is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. α Growth is the ancient trait on this card. When you attach an Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon (except with an attack, Ability, or Trainer card), you may attach 2 Energy cards. The flavor text reads "It makes its nest at the bottom of swamps. It will eat anything—if it is alive, Whiscash will eat it."

I keep a set binder for Primal Clash, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Primal Clash set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Whiscash can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.