Shaymin 14/189 · 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. Shaymin is 14/189, in position 14 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 13 Leafeon, and after it is 15 Petilil. The listed rarity is Rare.

Shaymin is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shaymin (#492), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Shaymin (#492) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shaymin LV.X DP39/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Shaymin LV.X, while this one is Shaymin. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Shaymin list a different HP.

The attack Encouraging Gift lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. You can use this attack only if you go second, and only during your first turn. Search your deck for up to 3 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Flop is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When the turning of seasons brings the cruel winter to its end and the joyous people give thanks to the heavens, Shaymin appears and covers the withered land with flowers." 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. Shaymin can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mythical Pokémon, from Sword & Shield on and Flower Pokémon. I still need this card.