Steelix 99/163 · Battle Styles

Steelix is Pokédex #208, generation 2 (Johto). Steelix is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 190 HP. The card says it evolves from Onix. In this catalog that name is Onix (#095).

Steelix sits at 99/163 in Battle Styles, position 99 of 183. Before it is 98 Morpeko, and after it is 100 Mawile. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 March 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Steel Swing lists 80× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 80 damage for each heads. Heavy Impact is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It is thought its body transformed as a result of iron accumulating internally from swallowing soil." The regulation mark is E.

Steelix (#208) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 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 lists 110 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and NC Empire illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Steelix list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads NC Empire. I count 35 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Battle Styles set binder is where a full Battle Styles 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.