Quaquaval ex 52/193 · Paldea Evolved

Quaquaval is Pokédex #914, generation 9 (Paldea). Quaquaval ex is a Stage 2 ex Water Pokémon with 320 HP. The card says it evolves from Quaxwell. In this catalog that name is Quaxwell (#913).

Quaquaval ex sits at 52/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 52 of 279. Before it is 51 Quaxwell, and after it is 53 Cetoddle. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 9 June 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Exciting Dance lists 60 damage. The cost is Water. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.) Spiral Shot is another attack lists 230 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Put 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

Quaquaval (#914) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Quaquaval 5/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Quaquaval, while this one is Quaquaval ex. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 320 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. kodama illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Quaquaval list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Quaquaval can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paldea starters. I still need this card.