Riolu 70/147 · Burning Shadows

Riolu is Pokédex #447, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Riolu is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Lucario, Lucario (#448) under evolves to.

Riolu sits at 70/147 in Burning Shadows, position 72 of 177. Before it is 69 Solrock, and after it is 71 Lucario. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Punch lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Low Kick is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can discern the physical and emotional states of people, Pokémon, and other natural things from the shape of their aura waves."

Riolu (#447) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Riolu 61/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Riolu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Saya Tsuruta. I count 123 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Burning Shadows set binder is where a full Burning Shadows set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Riolu can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.