Feraligatr 57/264 · 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. Feraligatr is 57/264, in position 57 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 56 Croconaw, and after it is 58 Marill. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Feraligatr is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Feraligatr (#160), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Croconaw. In this catalog that name is Croconaw (#159).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Feraligatr (#160) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Feraligatr 4/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Feraligatr list a different HP.

Rowdy is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you must flip a coin. If heads, discard the top 5 cards of your opponent's deck. If tails, discard the top 5 cards of your deck. The attack Crunch lists 140 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When it bites with its massive and powerful jaws, it shakes its head and savagely tears its victim up." 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. Feraligatr can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Johto starters. I still need this card.