Seaking 47/202 · 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. Seaking is 47/202, in position 47 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Goldeen, and after it is 48 Lapras. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Seaking is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Seaking (#119), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Goldeen. In this catalog that name is Goldeen (#118).

Shibuzoh. illustrated this card. The same name is on 100 other cards in the catalog.

Seaking (#119) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Seaking 46/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Shibuzoh. illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Seaking list a different HP.

The attack Ripping Horn lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Flip 3 coins. For each heads, discard an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Pierce is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Using its horn, it bores holes in riverbed boulders, making nests to prevent its eggs from washing away." 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. Seaking can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.