Araquanid 33/131 · Forbidden Light

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

Araquanid sits at 33/131 in Forbidden Light, position 34 of 150. Before it is 32 Dewpider, and after it is 34 Magnemite. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 4 May 2018. The printed size is 131. This checklist is longer, at 150 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bubble lists 30 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Bubble Trap is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If 1 of your Pokémon used Bubble during your last turn, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Despite what its appearance suggests, it cares for others. If it finds vulnerable, weak Pokémon, it protectively brings them into its water bubble."

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. Both list the rarity Uncommon. match illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 2 other cards of Araquanid list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kodama. I count 86 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Forbidden Light set binder is where a full Forbidden Light set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Araquanid can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.