Galarian Perrserker 128/202 · Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 7 February 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Galarian Perrserker is 128/202, in position 128 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 127 Galarian Meowth, and after it is 129 Mawile. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Galarian Perrserker is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Perrserker (#863), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Galarian Meowth. In this catalog that name is Meowth (#052).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Perrserker (#863) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2023. The earliest other card is Galarian Perrserker SWSH008/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Perrserker list a different HP.

Steely Spirit is listed as Ability. Your Metal Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Metal Claw lists 70 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "What appears to be an iron helmet is actually hardened hair. This Pokémon lives for the thrill of battle." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Sword & Shield, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sword & Shield set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Perrserker can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards, Galarian forms, and Meowth, Persian, and Perrserker. I still need this card.