Torkoal 23/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 25 February 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Torkoal is 23/172, in position 23 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Entei V, and after it is 24 Chimchar. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Torkoal is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Torkoal (#324), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Torkoal (#324) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Torkoal 12/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 21 other cards of Torkoal list a different HP.

The attack Firebreathing lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Guard Press is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It burns coal inside its shell for energy. It blows out black soot if it is endangered." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Torkoal can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.