Carracosta 23/86 · Black Bolt

Carracosta is Pokédex #565, generation 5 (Unova). Carracosta is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 180 HP. The card says it evolves from Tirtouga. In this catalog that name is Tirtouga (#564).

Carracosta sits at 23/86 in Black Bolt, position 23 of 171. Before it is 22 Tirtouga, and after it is 24 Alomomola. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 171 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Mighty Shell is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon by your opponent's Pokémon that have any Special Energy attached. The attack Big Bite lists 150 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "They can live both in the ocean and on land. A slap from one of them is enough to open a hole in the bottom of a tanker." The regulation mark is I.

Carracosta (#565) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Carracosta 26/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. match illustrated that card, and Gemi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 5 other cards of Carracosta list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Gemi. I count 19 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black Bolt set binder is where a full Black Bolt set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Carracosta can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.