Hisuian Voltorb 2/189 · Astral Radiance

Voltorb is Pokédex #100, generation 1 (Kanto). Hisuian Voltorb is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Electrode, Electrode (#101) under evolves to.

Hisuian Voltorb sits at 2/189 in Astral Radiance, position 2 of 216. Before it is 1 Beedrill V, and after it is 3 Hisuian Electrode. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Cheerful Charge lists no damage number. You can use this attack only if you go second, and only during your first turn. Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a basic Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Ram is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "An enigmatic Pokémon that happens to bear a resemblance to a Poké Ball. When excited, it discharges the electric current it has stored in its belly, then lets out a great, uproarious laugh." The regulation mark is F.

Voltorb (#100) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 36 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Voltorb 67/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Voltorb, while this one is Hisuian Voltorb. That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. 24 other cards of Voltorb list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads nagimiso. I count 156 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Voltorb can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hisuian and Paldean forms. I still need this card.