Blipbug 17/202 · Sword & Shield

Blipbug is Pokédex #824, generation 8 (Galar). Blipbug is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. The card lists Dottler, Dottler (#825) under evolves to.

Blipbug sits at 17/202 in Sword & Shield, position 17 of 216. Before it is 16 Blipbug, and after it is 18 Dottler. 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 Call for Family lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A constant collector of information, this Pokémon is very smart. Very strong is what it isn't." The regulation mark is D.

Blipbug (#824) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2025. The earliest other card is Blipbug 16/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. nagimiso illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Blipbug list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mina Nakai. I count 77 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. Blipbug can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.