Swellow 157/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Swellow is 157/182, in position 157 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 156 Taillow, and after it is 158 Arven's Skwovet. The listed rarity is Common.

Swellow is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swellow (#277), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Taillow. In this catalog that name is Taillow (#276).

Swellow (#277) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2020. The earliest other card is Swellow 46/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. 13 other cards of Swellow list a different HP.

The attack Add On lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw 3 cards. Speed Wing is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swellow can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.