Frigibax 128/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Frigibax is 128/91, in position 128 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 127 Tatsugiri, and after it is 129 Arctibax. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Frigibax is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Frigibax (#996), generation 9 (Paldea).

Taira Akitsu illustrated this card. The same name is on 56 other cards in the catalog.

Frigibax (#996) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Frigibax 57/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 2 other cards of Frigibax list a different HP.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Draw a card. Beat is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Frigibax absorbs heat through its dorsal fin and converts the heat into ice energy. The higher the temperature, the more energy Frigibax stores." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Frigibax can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Winter: Ice Pokémon and Pseudo-legendary lines. I still need this card.