Swablu 104/124 · Dragons Exalted

Swablu is Pokédex #333, generation 3 (Hoenn). Swablu is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Altaria, Altaria (#334) under evolves to.

Swablu sits at 104/124 in Dragons Exalted, position 104 of 128. Before it is 103 Slaking, and after it is 105 Swablu. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Sing lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Peck is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can't relax if it or its surroundings are not clean. It wipes of dirt with its wings."

Swablu (#333) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Swablu 75/97 in Dragon (2003). Both list 40 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Swablu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Aya Kusube. I count 127 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dragons Exalted set binder is where a full Dragons Exalted set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swablu can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.