Golurk V 70/203 · 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. Golurk V is 70/203, in position 70 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 69 Swoobat, and after it is 71 Flabébé. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Golurk V is a Basic V Single Strike Psychic Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Golurk (#623), generation 5 (Unova).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Golurk (#623) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Golurk 72/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card is named Golurk, while this one is Golurk V. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo V. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 15 other cards of Golurk list a different HP.

The attack Mega Punch lists 80 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Rewind Beam is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is an evolved Pokémon, devolve it by putting the highest Stage Evolution card on it into your opponent's hand. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 3. 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 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. Golurk can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Single Strike. I still need this card.