Grafaiai 121/191 · Surging Sparks

Surging Sparks is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 8, 2024. The printed size is 191. This checklist is longer, at 252 cards. Grafaiai is 121/191, in position 121 of 252 on this checklist. Before it is 120 Shroodle, and after it is 122 Alolan Diglett. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grafaiai is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Grafaiai (#945), generation 9 (Paldea). The card says it evolves from Shroodle. In this catalog that name is Shroodle (#944).

Grafaiai (#945) 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 2025. The earliest other card is Grafaiai ex 100/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Grafaiai ex, while this one is Grafaiai. That card lists 250 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is H. 4 other cards of Grafaiai list a different HP.

The attack Mischievous Painting lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach up to 3 Energy cards from your opponent's discard pile to their Pokémon in any way you like. Energized Graffiti is another attack lists 40× damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. This attack does 40 damage for each Energy attached to all of your opponent's Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Surging Sparks, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Surging Sparks set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Grafaiai can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.