Virizion 17/98 · Emerging Powers

Emerging Powers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 31 August 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. Virizion is 17/98, in position 17 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 16 Sawsbuck, and after it is 18 Pansear. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Virizion is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Virizion (#640), generation 5 (Unova).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Virizion (#640) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Virizion BW70/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. 18 other cards of Virizion list a different HP.

The attack Giga Drain lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal from this Pokémon the same amount of damage you did to the Defending Pokémon. Sacred Sword is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use Sacred Sword during your next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon fought humans in order to protect its friends. Legends about it continue to be passed down."

I keep a set binder for Emerging Powers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Emerging Powers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Virizion can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Swords of Justice. I still need this card.