Shadow Rider Calyrex V 172/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 18 June 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Shadow Rider Calyrex V is 172/198, in position 172 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 171 Shadow Rider Calyrex V, and after it is 173 Galarian Zapdos V. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Shadow Rider Calyrex V is a Basic V Psychic Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Calyrex (#898), generation 8 (Galar).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Calyrex (#898) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2023. The earliest other card is Ice Rider Calyrex V SWSH130/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Ice Rider Calyrex V, while this one is Shadow Rider Calyrex V. Both list 210 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Calyrex list a different HP.

The attack Shadow Mist lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. During your opponent's next turn, they can't play any Special Energy or Stadium cards from their hand. Astral Barrage is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Choose 2 of your opponent's Pokémon and put 5 damage counters on each of them. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. 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 E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Calyrex can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.