Sharpedo 33/135 · Plasma Storm

Plasma Storm is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 6 February 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. Sharpedo is 33/135, in position 33 of 138 on this checklist. Before it is 32 Carvanha, and after it is 34 Manaphy. The listed rarity is Rare.

Sharpedo is a Stage 1 Team Plasma Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sharpedo (#319), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Carvanha. In this catalog that name is Carvanha (#318).

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

Sharpedo (#319) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sharpedo 22/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Sharpedo list a different HP.

Rough Skin is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put 2 damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon. The attack Hard Bite lists 40+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. The flavor text reads "Its fangs rip through sheet iron. It swims at 75 mph and is known as"

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