Galarian Moltres V 183/172 · Brilliant Stars

Moltres is Pokédex #146, generation 1 (Kanto). Galarian Moltres V is a Basic V Darkness Pokémon with 220 HP.

Galarian Moltres V sits at 183/172 in Brilliant Stars, position 183 of 186. Before it is 182 Galarian Zapdos V, and after it is 184 Arceus VSTAR. 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 collector number is above the printed set size of 172. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Direflame Wings is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may attach a Darkness Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon. You can't use more than 1 Direflame Wings Ability each turn. The attack Aura Burn lists 190 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×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.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Moltres, while this one is Galarian Moltres V. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Secret. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and akyCG Works illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

akyCG Works illustrated Galarian Moltres V, and no other card in this catalog uses that name.

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. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Legendary birds and Galarian forms. I still need this card.