Zamazenta V 163/172 · Brilliant Stars

Zamazenta is Pokédex #889, generation 8 (Galar). Zamazenta V is a Basic V Metal Pokémon with 220 HP.

Zamazenta V sits at 163/172 in Brilliant Stars, position 163 of 186. Before it is 162 Honchkrow V, and after it is 164 Flygon V. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 25 February 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Regal Stance is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may discard your hand and draw 5 cards. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. The attack Revenge Blast lists 120+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. 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 F.

Zamazenta (#889) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zamazenta V SWSH019/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card lists 230 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. aky CG Works illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is F. 15 other cards of Zamazenta list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ayaka Yoshida. I count 128 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Brilliant Stars set binder is where a full Brilliant Stars set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zamazenta can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.