Shieldon 109/189 · Astral Radiance

Shieldon is Pokédex #410, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Shieldon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Unidentified Fossil. The card lists Bastiodon, Bastiodon (#411) under evolves to.

Shieldon sits at 109/189 in Astral Radiance, position 109 of 216. Before it is 108 Registeel, and after it is 110 Bastiodon. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Hard Headbutt lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon. Confront is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Although its fossils can be found in layers of primeval rock, nothing but its face has ever been discovered." The regulation mark is F.

Shieldon (#410) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shieldon DP08/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Yuka Morii illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Shieldon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Yuka Morii. I count 204 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shieldon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Yuka Morii clay cards. I still need this card.