How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SVI 166/198 there. Its illustration is signed GIDORA.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Scarlet & Violet set, released here on 31 March 2023.

Arven SVI 166/198 Pokémon card

Versions of this card

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SVI 166/198 there. Its illustration is signed GIDORA.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Scarlet & Violet set, released here on 31 March 2023.

When it came out

Scarlet & Violet landed here on 31 March 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 20 January 2023, under the code SV1S + SV1V. That is 70 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

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

Number: 166/198
Set: Scarlet & VioletSVISet guide
Illustrated by: GIDORA

Search your deck for an Item card and a Pokémon Tool card, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.自分の山札から「グッズ」と「ポケモンのどうぐ」を1枚ずつ選び、相手に見せて、手札に加える。そして山札を切る。

What to make of it

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 5,384 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.

Who plays it

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.