Swanna 27/98 · Emerging Powers

Swanna is Pokédex #581, generation 5 (Unova). Swanna is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Ducklett. In this catalog that name is Ducklett (#580).

Swanna sits at 27/98 in Emerging Powers, position 27 of 98. Before it is 26 Ducklett, and after it is 28 Cubchoo. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Wing Dance lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Air Slash is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It administers sharp, powerful pecks with its bill. It whips its long neck to deliver forceful repeated strikes."

Swanna (#581) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swanna 37/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Swanna list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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