Rowlet SM153/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Rowlet is SM153/248, in position 156 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM152 Tapu Lele, and after it is SM154 Salandit. The listed rarity is Promo.

Rowlet is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rowlet (#722), generation 7 (Alola). The card lists Dartrix, Dartrix (#723) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Rowlet (#722) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rowlet 9/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. Megumi Mizutani illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Rowlet list a different HP.

The attack Leaf Blade lists 10+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This wary Pokémon uses photosynthesis to store up energy during the day, while becoming active at night."

I keep a set binder for SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rowlet can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.