Swablu 86/106 · Great Encounters

Swablu is Pokédex #333, generation 3 (Hoenn). Swablu is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists level 7. The card lists Altaria, Altaria (#334) under evolves to.

Swablu sits at 86/106 in Great Encounters, position 86 of 106. Before it is 85 Solrock, and after it is 87 Tangela. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Super Speed lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Swablu during your opponent's next turn. Shoot Through is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning +10. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its wings are like cotton tufts. If it perches on someone's head, it looks like a cotton hat."

Swablu (#333) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 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. Both list the rarity Common. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Kanako Eo illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Swablu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kanako Eo. I count 99 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Great Encounters set binder is where a full Great Encounters 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.