Wo-Chien 18/182 · Paradox Rift

Wo-Chien is Pokédex #1001, generation 9 (Paldea). Wo-Chien is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 130 HP.

Wo-Chien sits at 18/182 in Paradox Rift, position 18 of 266. Before it is 17 Toedscruel, and after it is 19 Magby. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Leaf Bringer lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Attach up to 2 Basic Grass Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon. Binding Greed is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, attacks used by the Defending Pokémon cost ColorlessColorless more. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It drains the life-force from vegetation, causing nearby forests to instantly wither and fields to turn barren." The regulation mark is G.

Wo-Chien (#1001) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 3 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Wo-Chien ex 27/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). That card is named Wo-Chien ex, while this one is Wo-Chien. That card lists 230 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Double Rare, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 4, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Wo-Chien list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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