Pincurchin 77/202 · Sword & Shield

Pincurchin is Pokédex #871, generation 8 (Galar). Pincurchin is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP.

Pincurchin sits at 77/202 in Sword & Shield, position 77 of 216. Before it is 76 Boltund, and after it is 78 Morpeko. 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 Shocking Needles lists 30× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. If at least 2 of them are heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines." The regulation mark is D.

Pincurchin (#871) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pincurchin V 72/192 in Rebel Clash (2020). That card is named Pincurchin V, while this one is Pincurchin. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo V, and here it is Common. PLANETA Igarashi illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Pincurchin list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 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. Pincurchin can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.