Tinkaton 105/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Tinkaton is 105/193, in position 105 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 104 Tinkatuff, and after it is 106 Mankey. The listed rarity is Rare.

Tinkaton is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tinkaton (#959), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Tinkatuff. In this catalog that name is Tinkatuff (#958).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Tinkaton (#959) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tinkaton 20/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tinkaton list a different HP.

Gather Materials is listed as Ability. You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 3 cards. The attack Special Hammer lists 90+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tinkaton can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.