Maractus 7/202 · 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. Maractus is 7/202, in position 7 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Whimsicott, and after it is 8 Durant. The listed rarity is Common.

Maractus is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Maractus (#556), generation 5 (Unova).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Maractus (#556) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Maractus 11/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Maractus list a different HP.

The attack Zzzt lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Powerful Needles is another attack lists 60× damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin for each Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "With noises that could be mistaken for the rattles of maracas, it creates an upbeat rhythm, startling bird Pokémon and making them fly off in a hurry." 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. Maractus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.