How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read OBF 186/197 there. Its illustration is signed GIDORA.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Obsidian Flames set, released here on 11 August 2023.

Check the number and illustration against the card you are looking for.

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read OBF 186/197 there. Its illustration is signed GIDORA.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Obsidian Flames set, released here on 11 August 2023.

Obsidian Flames landed here on 11 August 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 28 July 2023, under the code SV3. That is 14 days ahead of us.

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

The Korean text is not available yet. Text shown: English.

Search your deck for an Item card and a Pokémon Tool card, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
None of the 5,392 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.