Flareon V 169/203 · Evolving Skies

Flareon is Pokédex #136, generation 1 (Kanto). Flareon V is a Basic V Single Strike Fire Pokémon with 210 HP.

Flareon V sits at 169/203 in Evolving Skies, position 169 of 237. Before it is 168 Trevenant V, and after it is 170 Volcarona V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 August 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Flaming Breath lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Scorching Column is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Burned. Weakness is Water ×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 E.

Flareon (#136) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Flareon 3/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Flareon, while this one is Flareon V. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 35 other cards of Flareon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Evolving Skies set binder is where a full Evolving Skies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Flareon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Eevee and the Eeveelutions and Single Strike. I still need this card.