Tinkaton 167/91 · Paldean Fates

Tinkaton is Pokédex #959, generation 9 (Paldea). Tinkaton is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Tinkatuff. In this catalog that name is Tinkatuff (#958).

Tinkaton sits at 167/91 in Paldean Fates, position 167 of 245. Before it is 166 Tinkatuff, and after it is 168 Houndstone. 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.

Gather Materials is listed as Ability. You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 3 cards. The attack Special Hammer lists 90+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Special Energy attached, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight." The regulation mark is G.

Tinkaton (#959) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tinkaton 20/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Shiny Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Tinkaton list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 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. Tinkaton can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Pink Pokémon. I still need this card.