Swadloon 5/98 · Emerging Powers

Swadloon is Pokédex #541, generation 5 (Unova). Swadloon is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Sewaddle. In this catalog that name is Sewaddle (#540). The card lists Leavanny, Leavanny (#542) under evolves to.

Swadloon sits at 5/98 in Emerging Powers, position 5 of 98. Before it is 4 Sewaddle, and after it is 6 Swadloon. 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 Uncommon.

The attack Gnaw lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Double Razor Leaf is another attack lists 50× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It protects itself from the cold by wrapping up in leaves. It stays on the move, eating leaves in forests."

Swadloon (#541) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swadloon 6/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. MAHOU illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 5 other cards of Swadloon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 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. Swadloon can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.