Swoobat 51/114 · Black & White

Swoobat is Pokédex #528, generation 5 (Unova). Swoobat is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Woobat. In this catalog that name is Woobat (#527).

Swoobat sits at 51/114 in Black & White, position 51 of 115. Before it is 50 Woobat, and after it is 52 Venipede. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Attract lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Heart Stamp is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It emits sound waves of various frequencies from its nose, including some powerful enough to destroy rocks."

Swoobat (#528) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swoobat 37/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Shigenori Negishi illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Swoobat list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black & White set binder is where a full Black & White set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swoobat can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.