Drapion 122/202 · Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 7, 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Drapion is 122/202, in position 122 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 121 Skorupi, and after it is 123 Croagunk. The listed rarity is Rare.

Drapion is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drapion (#452), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Skorupi. In this catalog that name is Skorupi (#451).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Drapion (#452) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Drapion 23/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Drapion list a different HP.

The attack Hard Press lists 80 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Toxic Strike is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It's so vicious that it's called the Sand Demon. Yet when confronted by Hippowdon, Drapion keeps a low profile and will never pick a fight." The regulation mark is D.

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