Orbeetle #19 from Sword & Shield - Rare - Illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga
Grass

Orbeetle

#19/216 in Sword & Shield, Rare, 130 HP, Grass, illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga.

Card number
#19/216
Rarity
Rare
HP
130 HP
Type
Grass
Language
English
Release date
February 7, 2020
Illustrator
Hitoshi Ariga
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Collector Notes

Orbeetle

Orbeetle appears in the English print of Sword & Shield, released on February 7, 2020. Orbeetle is a rare rarity and 130 HP. The Sword & Shield set contains 216 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Hitoshi Ariga.

Collector Insights

Orbeetle is a Grass-type Pokémon with 130 HP and a retreat cost of 1 Colorless energy. It features the ability "Bug's Radar," allowing the player to inspect the opponent's top three deck cards and rearrange them during their turn. The card's attack, "Brainwave," requires Grass and Colorless energy to deal 90+ damage, with an additional 30 points per attached Psychic Energy. Orbeetle has a Fire weakness multiplied by two, making it vulnerable to fire-type attacks. The card is part of the Sword & Shield series, released in February 2020, and is classified as a Rare card. Its artwork is by Hitoshi Ariga, and it carries the regulation mark D. The flavor text highlights its capacity to emit psychic energy, enabling observation of distant objects. Orbeetle's design and mechanics reflect its thematic focus on exploration and analysis through psychic capabilities.

It emits psychic energy to observe and study what's around it—and what's around it can include things over six miles away.

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