Finizen 123/91 · Paldean Fates

Finizen is Pokédex #963, generation 9 (Paldea). Finizen is a Basic Water Pokémon with 50 HP.

Finizen sits at 123/91 in Paldean Fates, position 123 of 245. Before it is 122 Wugtrio, and after it is 124 Palafin. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

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 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Finizen 60/197 in Obsidian Flames (2023). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. kodama illustrated that card, and kurumitsu illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Finizen list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kurumitsu. I count 33 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates 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.