Roserade 4/202 · Sword & Shield

Roserade is Pokédex #407, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Roserade is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Roselia. In this catalog that name is Roselia (#315).

Roserade sits at 4/202 in Sword & Shield, position 4 of 216. Before it is 3 Roselia, and after it is 5 Cottonee. 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 Rare.

The attack Paralyze Poison lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is also Paralyzed. Mega Drain is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "After captivating opponents with its sweet scent, it lashes them with its thorny whips." The regulation mark is D.

Roserade (#407) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Roserade 13/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and chibi illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Roserade list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads chibi. I count 40 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. Roserade can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.