Swellow 46/109 · Ruby & Sapphire

Swellow is Pokédex #277, generation 3 (Hoenn). Swellow is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Taillow. In this catalog that name is Taillow (#276).

Swellow sits at 46/109 in Ruby & Sapphire, position 46 of 109. Before it is 45 Slakoth, and after it is 47 Vigoroth. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on July 1, 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Drive Off is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), if Swellow is your Active Pokémon, you may switch 1 of the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Your opponent picks the Benched Pokémon to switch. This power can't be used if Swellow is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Wing Attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30.

Swellow (#277) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swellow 45/97 in Dragon (2003). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Swellow list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ruby & Sapphire set binder is where a full Ruby & Sapphire set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swellow can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.