Shinx 135/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 26, 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Shinx is 135/91, in position 135 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 134 Electrode, and after it is 136 Luxio. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Shinx is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shinx (#403), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Luxio, Luxio (#404) under evolves to.

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 other cards in the catalog.

Shinx (#403) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shinx 98/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Shinx list a different HP.

The attack Wild Kick lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shinx can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.