Kricketune 10/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Kricketune is 10/189, in position 10 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 9 Kricketot, and after it is 11 Combee. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Kricketune is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kricketune (#402), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Kricketot. In this catalog that name is Kricketot (#401).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Kricketune (#402) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Kricketune 27/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 6 other cards of Kricketune list a different HP.

Swelling Tune is listed as Ability. Your Grass Pokémon in play, except any Kricketune, get +40 HP. You can't apply more than 1 Swelling Tune Ability at a time. The attack Slash lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It uses its cutlass-like arms to produce sound, the melody of which varies from individual to individual. It is a worthwhile endeavor to seek out one's favorite tunes." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kricketune can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.