Swanna 43/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Boundaries Crossed is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. Swanna is 43/149, in position 43 of 153 on this checklist. Before it is 42 Ducklett, and after it is 44 Frillish. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

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).

Suwama Chiaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 102 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. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Suwama Chiaki illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Swanna list a different HP.

The attack Aerial Ace lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Defog is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard any Stadium card in play. If you do, this attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Despite their elegant appearance, they can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles."

I keep a set binder for Boundaries Crossed, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Boundaries Crossed 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.