Sharpedo 36/203 · 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. Sharpedo is 36/203, in position 36 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Carvanha, and after it is 37 Feebas. The listed rarity is Rare.

Sharpedo is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sharpedo (#319), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Carvanha. In this catalog that name is Carvanha (#318).

Kazuma Koda illustrated this card. The same name is on 13 other cards in the catalog.

Sharpedo (#319) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sharpedo 22/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Hajime Kusajima illustrated that card, and Kazuma Koda illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Sharpedo list a different HP.

The attack Taunt lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. Jet Bite is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It drinks in seawater and jets it from its rear to propel itself. It's very sensitive to the scent of blood." 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. Sharpedo can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.