Finizen 60/197 · Obsidian Flames

Finizen is Pokédex #963, generation 9 (Paldea). Finizen is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Palafin, Palafin (#964) under evolves to.

Finizen sits at 60/197 in Obsidian Flames, position 60 of 230. Before it is 59 Wugtrio, and after it is 61 Finizen. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Valiant Evolution lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. If you do, search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. Razor Fin is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It likes playing with others of its kind using the water ring on its tail. It uses ultrasonic waves to sense the emotions of other living creatures." The regulation mark is G.

Finizen (#963) 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 2026. The earliest other card is Finizen 61/197 in Obsidian Flames (2023). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Finizen list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kodama. I count 86 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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