Darmanitan 98/86 · Black Bolt

Darmanitan is Pokédex #555, generation 5 (Unova). Darmanitan is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Darumaka. In this catalog that name is Darumaka (#554).

Darmanitan sits at 98/86 in Black Bolt, position 97 of 171. Before it is 97 Darumaka, and after it is 99 Larvesta. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Searing Flame lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. Smashing Headbutt is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its internal fire burns at 2,500° F, making enough power that it can destroy a dump truck with one punch." The regulation mark is I.

Darmanitan (#555) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Darmanitan 25/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Illustration Rare. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Nisota Niso illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Darmanitan list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Nisota Niso. I count 39 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. Darmanitan can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.