Ludicolo 34/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 August 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Ludicolo is 34/203, in position 34 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Lombre, and after it is 35 Carvanha. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Ludicolo is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ludicolo (#272), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Lombre. In this catalog that name is Lombre (#271).

sowsow illustrated this card. The same name is on 104 other cards in the catalog.

Ludicolo (#272) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Ludicolo 7/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and sowsow illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Ludicolo list a different HP.

Enthusiastic Dance is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may use this Ability. During this turn, your Basic Pokémon's attacks do 100 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Wave Splash lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If it hears festive music, it begins moving in rhythm in order to amplify its power." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ludicolo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are sowsow cards. I still need this card.