Blitzle SWSH173/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Blitzle is SWSH173/307, in position 173 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH172 Tepig, and after it is SWSH174 Espeon. The listed rarity is Promo.

Blitzle is a Basic Rapid Strike Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Blitzle (#522), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Zebstrika, Zebstrika (#523) under evolves to.

Oswaldo KATO illustrated this card. The same name is on 84 other cards in the catalog.

Blitzle (#522) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blitzle 40/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Oswaldo KATO illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Blitzle list a different HP.

The attack Thunder Spear lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. This attack does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its mane shines when it discharges electricity. They use the frequency and rhythm of these flashes to communicate." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Blitzle can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Rapid Strike. I still need this card.