Grafaiai 223/193 · Paldea Evolved

Grafaiai is Pokédex #945, generation 9 (Paldea). Grafaiai is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Shroodle. In this catalog that name is Shroodle (#944).

Grafaiai sits at 223/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 223 of 279. Before it is 222 Tyranitar, and after it is 224 Orthworm. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Spit Poison lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Colorful Graffiti is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Darkness. You may discard as many Basic Energy cards as you like from your hand. This attack does 40 damage for each type of Basic Energy you discarded in this way. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The color of the poisonous saliva depends on what the Pokémon eats. Grafaiai covers its fingers in its saliva and draws patterns on trees in forests." The regulation mark is G.

Grafaiai (#945) has 5 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 Grafaiai ex 100/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Grafaiai ex, while this one is Grafaiai. That card lists 250 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Illustration Rare. aky CG Works illustrated that card, and Oswaldo KATO illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Grafaiai list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Oswaldo KATO. I count 84 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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