Blastoise V Sword & Shield Promo Italian SWSH101

Released a few months after the Pokemon Sword & Shield video game came out, the promos set for this series of cards highlighted Pokemon and mechanics found in the game.  Asian countries (Japan and Korea) released this card as part of the “VMAX Starter Set” using the numbering “001/020“.  Western countries (USA, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy) put this card in the Sword & Shield Promos set using the numbering “SWSH101.”  To read more about the Sword & Shield Promos visit Bulbapedia and Pokellector.