Galarian Darmanitan V 169/185 · Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 13 November 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. Galarian Darmanitan V is 169/185, in position 169 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 168 Talonflame V, and after it is 170 Pikachu V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Galarian Darmanitan V is a Basic V Water Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Darmanitan (#555), generation 5 (Unova).

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

Darmanitan (#555) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Darmanitan 25/114 in Black & White (2011). That card is named Darmanitan, while this one is Galarian Darmanitan V. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Ultra. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Darmanitan list a different HP.

The attack Freezing Headbutt lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Frozen Slice is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Metal ×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 D.

I keep a set binder for Vivid Voltage, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Vivid Voltage set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Darmanitan can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galarian forms. I still need this card.