Greninja 9/18 · Detective Pikachu

Detective Pikachu is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on April 5, 2019. The printed size is 18, and the checklist is the same length. Greninja is 9/18, in position 9 of 18 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Magikarp, and after it is 10 Detective Pikachu. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Greninja is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Greninja (#658), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Frogadier. In this catalog that name is Frogadier (#657).

MPC Film illustrated this card. The same name is on 14 other cards in the catalog.

Greninja (#658) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Greninja-EX XY20/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Greninja-EX, while this one is Greninja. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and MPC Film illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

Evasion Jutsu is listed as Ability. If any damage is done to this Pokémon by attacks, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that damage. The attack Furious Shurikens lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Water. This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two."

I keep a set binder for Detective Pikachu, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Detective Pikachu set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Greninja can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.