Seismitoad 52/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 11 August 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Seismitoad is 52/197, in position 52 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Palpitoad, and after it is 53 Cubchoo. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Seismitoad is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Seismitoad (#537), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Palpitoad. In this catalog that name is Palpitoad (#536).

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

Seismitoad (#537) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Seismitoad 24/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Seismitoad list a different HP.

Quaking Zone is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, attacks used by your opponent's Active Pokémon cost Colorless more. The attack Echoed Voice lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Water. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Echoed Voice attack does 100 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon is popular among the elderly, who say the vibrations of its lumps are great for massages." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Seismitoad can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.