Gengar V 156/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 12 November 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Gengar V is 156/264, in position 156 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 155 Falinks, and after it is 157 Gengar VMAX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo V.

Gengar V is a Basic V Single Strike Darkness Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gengar (#094), generation 1 (Kanto).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Gengar (#094) has 52 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gengar 5/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Gengar, while this one is Gengar V. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo V. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 51 other cards of Gengar list a different HP.

The attack Dark Slumber lists 40 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Pain Explosion is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Darkness. Put 3 damage counters on this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×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.

I keep a set binder for Fusion Strike, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fusion Strike set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gengar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line, Nap time, and Single Strike. I still need this card.