Piloswine 69/146 · Legends Awakened

Legends Awakened is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on August 1, 2008. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Piloswine is 69/146, in position 69 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 68 Persian, and after it is 70 Seadra. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Piloswine is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 35. In the Pokédex this is Piloswine (#221), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Swinub. In this catalog that name is Swinub (#220). The card lists Mamoswine, Mamoswine (#473) under evolves to.

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Piloswine (#221) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Piloswine 44/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Piloswine list a different HP.

The attack Charge Dash lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. You may do 30 damage plus 30 more damage. If you do, Piloswine does 30 damage to itself. Icy Wind is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Metal +20. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its shaggy coat makes it unable to see. It checks surroundings with its sensitive nose instead."

I keep a set binder for Legends Awakened, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Legends Awakened set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Piloswine can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.