Lucario V 78/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Lucario V is 78/189, in position 78 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 77 Rampardos, and after it is 79 Hippopotas. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Lucario V is a Basic V Fighting Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lucario (#448), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

takuyoa illustrated this card. The same name is on 64 other cards in the catalog.

Lucario (#448) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lucario 6/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Lucario, while this one is Lucario V. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and takuyoa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 52 other cards of Lucario list a different HP.

The attack Crushing Punch lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Cyclone Kick is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lucario can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Riolu and Lucario. I still need this card.