Swellow 32/113 · Delta Species

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 32/113 in Delta Species, position 32 of 114. Before it is 31 Sunny Castform, and after it is 33 Weezing. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on October 31, 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Steep Dive lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Swellow during your opponent's next turn. If tails, during your next turn, Swellow's Glide attack's base damage is 100. Glide is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, 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 46/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Swellow list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsuko Nishida. I count 408 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Delta Species set binder is where a full Delta Species 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.