Swanna 36/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Swanna is 36/108, in position 36 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Ducklett, and after it is 37 Jolteon. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

Mizue illustrated this card. The same name is on 184 other cards in the catalog.

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 Mizue illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Swanna list a different HP.

The attack Healing Dance lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Heal 30 damage from each of your Pokémon. Incessant Peck is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Swanna start to dance at dusk. The one dancing in the middle is the leader of the flock."

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