Pincurchin 72/193 · Paldea Evolved

Pincurchin is Pokédex #871, generation 8 (Galar). Pincurchin is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP.

Pincurchin sits at 72/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 72 of 279. Before it is 71 Luxray, and after it is 73 Pincurchin. 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 listed rarity is Common.

The attack Needle Crush lists 70 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon generates electricity when it digests food. It uses its five hard teeth to scrape seaweed off surfaces and eat it." The regulation mark is G.

Pincurchin (#871) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pincurchin 77/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is G. 3 other cards of Pincurchin list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 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. Pincurchin can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.