Alolan Vulpix V 173/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 11 November 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Alolan Vulpix V is 173/195, in position 173 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 172 Reshiram V, and after it is 174 Omastar V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Alolan Vulpix V is a Basic V Water Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vulpix (#037), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Ninetales, Ninetales (#038) under evolves to.

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Vulpix (#037) has 51 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 42 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vulpix 68/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Vulpix, while this one is Alolan Vulpix V. That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Ultra. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Vulpix list a different HP.

The attack White Drop lists 10+ damage. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 50 more damage. Frost Smash is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 1. 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 Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Vulpix can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Alolan forms and Vulpix and Ninetales. I still need this card.