Sharpedo 43/162 · Temporal Forces

Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 22 March 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Sharpedo is 43/162, in position 43 of 218 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Carvanha, and after it is 44 Keldeo. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Sharpedo is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sharpedo (#319), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Carvanha. In this catalog that name is Carvanha (#318).

Shinji Kanda illustrated this card. The same name is on 25 other cards in the catalog.

Sharpedo (#319) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sharpedo 22/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Sharpedo list a different HP.

The attack Chew Off lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. For each heads, discard a random card from your opponent's hand. Jet Headbutt is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "As soon as it catches the scent of prey, Sharpedo will jet seawater from its backside, hurtling toward the target to attack at 75 mph." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sharpedo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.