Skorupi 121/202 · Sword & Shield

Skorupi is Pokédex #451, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Skorupi is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Drapion, Drapion (#452) under evolves to.

Skorupi sits at 121/202 in Sword & Shield, position 121 of 216. Before it is 120 Sableye V, and after it is 122 Drapion. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Poison Sting lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Slashing Claw is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It attacks using the claws on its tail. Once locked in its grip, its prey is unable to move as this Pokémon's poison seeps in." The regulation mark is D.

Skorupi (#451) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skorupi 99/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and sowsow illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Skorupi list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads sowsow. I count 104 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Sword & Shield set binder is where a full Sword & Shield set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skorupi can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are sowsow cards. I still need this card.