Swinub 77/100 · Stormfront

Stormfront is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2008. The printed size is 100. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. Swinub is 77/100, in position 77 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 76 Stunky, and after it is 78 Tangela. The listed rarity is Common.

Swinub is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists level 12. In the Pokédex this is Swinub (#220), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Piloswine, Piloswine (#221) under evolves to.

Yukiko Baba illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Swinub (#220) 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 Swinub 79/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Swinub list a different HP.

The attack Freezing Breath lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Take Down is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting. Flip a coin. If tails, Swinub does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass +10. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It loves eating mushrooms that grow under dead grass. It also finds hot springs while foraging."

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