Wailord 31/102 · HS—Triumphant

HS—Triumphant is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on 3 November 2010. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Wailord is 31/102, in position 31 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 30 Sharpedo, and after it is 32 Dragonair. The listed rarity is Rare.

Wailord is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Wailord (#321), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Wailmer. In this catalog that name is Wailmer (#320).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Wailord (#321) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Wailord 14/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Wailord list a different HP.

The attack Underwater Dive lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. For each heads, remove 3 damage counters from Wailord. Swallow Up is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Colorless. Before doing damage, count the remaining HP of the Defending Pokémon and Wailord. If the Defending Pokémon has fewer remaining HP than Wailord, this attack does 50 damage plus 50 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It is the largest of all identified Pokémon. They jump as a pack to herd their prey."

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