Garganacl 178/91 · Paldean Fates

Garganacl is Pokédex #934, generation 9 (Paldea). Garganacl is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 180 HP. The card says it evolves from Naclstack. In this catalog that name is Naclstack (#933).

Garganacl sits at 178/91 in Paldean Fates, position 178 of 245. Before it is 177 Naclstack, and after it is 179 Glimmet. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Blessed Salt is listed as Ability. During Pokémon Checkup, heal 20 damage from each of your Pokémon. The attack Knocking Hammer lists 130 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Garganacl will rub its fingertips together and sprinkle injured Pokémon with salt. Even severe wounds will promptly heal afterward." The regulation mark is G.

Garganacl (#934) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Garganacl 123/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). Both list 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Shiny Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Garganacl list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Garganacl can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.