Galarian Darumaka 71/264 · 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. Galarian Darumaka is 71/264, in position 71 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Basculin, and after it is 72 Galarian Darmanitan. The listed rarity is Common.

Galarian Darumaka is a Basic Water Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Darumaka (#554), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Darmanitan, Darmanitan (#555) under evolves to.

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Darumaka (#554) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Darumaka BW18/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Darumaka, while this one is Galarian Darumaka. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Darumaka list a different HP.

The attack Reckless Charge lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The colder they get, the more energetic they are. They freeze their breath to make snowballs, using them as ammo for playful snowball fights." 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. Darumaka can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galarian forms and Atsuko Nishida cards, later series. I still need this card.