Swalot 40/106 · Emerald

Swalot is Pokédex #317, generation 3 (Hoenn). Swalot is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Gulpin. In this catalog that name is Gulpin (#316).

Swalot sits at 40/106 in Emerald, position 40 of 107. Before it is 39 Plusle, and after it is 41 Swellow. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on May 1, 2005. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 107 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Blot lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Remove 1 damage counter from Swalot. Poison Breath is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

Swalot (#317) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2024. The earliest other card is Swalot 50/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Yuka Morii illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Swalot list a different HP.

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

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