Kingler V 28/172 · Brilliant Stars

Kingler is Pokédex #099, generation 1 (Kanto). Kingler V is a Basic V Water Pokémon with 220 HP.

Kingler V sits at 28/172 in Brilliant Stars, position 28 of 186. Before it is 27 Simisear V, and after it is 29 Kingler VMAX. 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 Holo V.

The attack Falling Bubbles lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 5 Water Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. Raging Pincer is another attack lists 200 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is F.

Kingler (#099) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kingler 38/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Kingler, while this one is Kingler V. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo V. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and PLANETA Mochizuki illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Kingler list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Mochizuki. I count 131 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. Kingler can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.