Galarian Meowth 127/202 · Sword & Shield

Meowth is Pokédex #052, generation 1 (Kanto). Galarian Meowth is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Perrserker under evolves to.

Galarian Meowth sits at 127/202 in Sword & Shield, position 127 of 216. Before it is 126 Thievul, and after it is 128 Galarian Perrserker. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 7 February 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Hone Claws lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Slash attack does 60 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Slash is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Living with a savage, seafaring people has toughened this Pokémon's body so much that parts of it have turned to iron." The regulation mark is D.

Meowth (#052) has 65 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 52 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Meowth 56/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Meowth, while this one is Galarian Meowth. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. 47 other cards of Meowth list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kirisAki. I count 189 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meowth can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galarian forms and Meowth, Persian, and Perrserker. I still need this card.