Finizen 21/84 · Pitch Black

Finizen is Pokédex #963, generation 9 (Paldea). Finizen is a Basic Water Pokémon with 80 HP.

Finizen sits at 21/84 in Pitch Black, position 21 of 120. Before it is 20 Primarina, and after it is 22 Palafin. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Draining Fin lists 20 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its water ring is made from seawater mixed with a sticky fluid that Finizen secretes from its blowhole." The regulation mark is J.

Finizen (#963) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Finizen 60/197 in Obsidian Flames (2023). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. kodama illustrated that card, and Yukiko Baba illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is J. 4 other cards of Finizen list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yukiko Baba. I count 151 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Finizen can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.