Masquerain 2/182 · Paradox Rift

Paradox Rift is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. Masquerain is 2/182, in position 2 of 266 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Surskit, and after it is 3 Froslass ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Masquerain is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Masquerain (#284), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Surskit. In this catalog that name is Surskit (#283).

kantaro illustrated this card. The same name is on 33 other cards in the catalog.

Masquerain (#284) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Masquerain 20/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and kantaro illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Masquerain list a different HP.

The attack Daunting Eyes lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, shuffle an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon into their deck. Cutting Wind is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The antennae have distinctive patterns that look like eyes. When it rains, they grow heavy, making flight impossible." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paradox Rift, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paradox Rift set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Masquerain can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.