Araquanid 15/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 5 August 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Araquanid is 15/147, in position 15 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 14 Dewpider, and after it is 16 Wimpod. The listed rarity is Rare.

Araquanid is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Araquanid (#752), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Dewpider. In this catalog that name is Dewpider (#751).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Araquanid (#752) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2022. The earliest other card is Araquanid 46/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. match illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 2 other cards of Araquanid list a different HP.

The attack Bubble Net lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Energy can't be attached to the Defending Pokémon from your opponent's hand during their next turn. Sharp Fang is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It delivers headbutts with the water bubble on its head. Small Pokémon get sucked into the bubble, where they drown."

I keep a set binder for Burning Shadows, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Burning Shadows set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Araquanid can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.