Cinderace 34/202 · 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. Cinderace is 34/202, in position 34 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Raboot, and after it is 35 Cinderace. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Cinderace is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cinderace (#815), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Raboot. In this catalog that name is Raboot (#814).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Cinderace (#815) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cinderace V SWSH015/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card is named Cinderace V, while this one is Cinderace. That card lists 210 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 15 other cards of Cinderace list a different HP.

Libero is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, when this Pokémon moves from your Bench to the Active Spot, you may attach up to 2 Fire Energy cards from your discard pile to it. The attack Flare Striker lists 190 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's skilled at both offense and defense, and it gets pumped up when cheered on. But if it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot." 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. Cinderace can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.