Steelix V 115/185 · Vivid Voltage

Steelix is Pokédex #208, generation 2 (Johto). Steelix V is a Basic V Metal Pokémon with 250 HP.

Steelix V sits at 115/185 in Vivid Voltage, position 115 of 203. Before it is 114 Forretress, and after it is 116 Beldum. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 13 November 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

The attack Raging Hammer lists 30+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This attack does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Iron Tackle is another attack lists 210 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is D.

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Steelix 15/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card is named Steelix, while this one is Steelix V. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 250 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Satoshi Shirai illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Satoshi Shirai. I count 50 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Vivid Voltage set binder is where a full Vivid Voltage set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Steelix can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon. I still need this card.