Dragonair 148/165 · 151

Dragonair is Pokédex #148, generation 1 (Kanto). Dragonair is a Stage 1 Dragon Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Dratini. In this catalog that name is Dratini (#147). The card lists Dragonite, Dragonite (#149) under evolves to.

Dragonair sits at 148/165 in 151, position 148 of 207. Before it is 147 Dratini, and after it is 149 Dragonite. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 22 September 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Beat lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Aqua Slash is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They say that if it emits an aura from its whole body, the weather will begin to change instantly." The regulation mark is G.

Dragonair (#148) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonair 18/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Dragonair list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Sanosuke Sakuma. I count 158 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

151 set binder is where a full 151 set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonair can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dragon-type cards and Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite. I still need this card.