Victini V 144/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 March 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Victini V is 144/163, in position 144 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 143 Flapple V, and after it is 145 Empoleon V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Victini V is a Basic V Fire Pokémon with 190 HP. In the Pokédex this is Victini (#494), generation 5 (Unova).

Saki Hayashiro illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 other cards in the catalog.

Victini (#494) has 37 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Victini BW32/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Victini, while this one is Victini V. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Saki Hayashiro illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Victini list a different HP.

The attack V Bullet lists 10+ damage. The cost is Fire. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon V, this attack does 50 more damage. Flare Shot is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×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 E.

I keep a set binder for Battle Styles, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Battle Styles set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Victini can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mythical Pokémon, from Sword & Shield on. I still need this card.