Shaymin 8/95 · HS—Unleashed

HS—Unleashed is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on May 12, 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. Shaymin is 8/95, in position 8 of 96 on this checklist. Before it is 7 Politoed, and after it is 9 Sudowoodo. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Shaymin is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shaymin (#492), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Hideaki Hakozaki illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

Shaymin (#492) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shaymin LV.X DP39/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Shaymin LV.X, while this one is Shaymin. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Hideaki Hakozaki illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Shaymin list a different HP.

Celebration Wind is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn, when you put Shaymin from your hand onto your Bench, you may move as many Energy cards attached to your Pokémon as you like to any of your other Pokémon. The attack Energy Bloom lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Remove 3 damage counters from each of your Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers."

I keep a set binder for HS—Unleashed, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Unleashed set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shaymin can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.