Blaziken VMAX 21/198 · Chilling Reign

Blaziken is Pokédex #257, generation 3 (Hoenn). Blaziken VMAX is a VMAX Rapid Strike Fire Pokémon with 320 HP. The card says it evolves from Blaziken V. In this catalog that name is Blaziken (#257).

Blaziken VMAX sits at 21/198 in Chilling Reign, position 21 of 233. Before it is 20 Blaziken V, and after it is 22 Castform Sunny Form. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 18 June 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo VMAX.

The attack Clutch lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Max Blaze is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Choose up to 2 of your Benched Rapid Strike Pokémon and attach an Energy card from your discard pile to each of them. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: VMAX rule: When your Pokémon VMAX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The regulation mark is E.

Blaziken (#257) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blaziken 3/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Blaziken, while this one is Blaziken VMAX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 320 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo VMAX. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Blaziken list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads AKIRA EGAWA. I count 83 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Chilling Reign set binder is where a full Chilling Reign set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Blaziken can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hoenn starters, VMAX cards, and Rapid Strike. I still need this card.