Swadloon 11/113 · Legendary Treasures

Legendary Treasures is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on November 6, 2013. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 140 cards. Swadloon is 11/113, in position 11 of 140 on this checklist. Before it is 10 Sewaddle, and after it is 12 Leavanny. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Swadloon is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swadloon (#541), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Sewaddle. In this catalog that name is Sewaddle (#540). The card lists Leavanny, Leavanny (#542) under evolves to.

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Swadloon (#541) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swadloon 5/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Swadloon list a different HP.

The attack Tackle lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. String Shot is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Forests where Swadloon live have superb foliage because the nutrients they make from fallen leaves nourish the plant life."

I keep a set binder for Legendary Treasures, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legendary Treasures set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swadloon can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.