Piloswine 32/189 · 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. Piloswine is 32/189, in position 32 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 31 Swinub, and after it is 33 Mamoswine. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Piloswine is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Piloswine (#221), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Swinub. In this catalog that name is Swinub (#220). The card lists Mamoswine, Mamoswine (#473) under evolves to.

yuu illustrated this card. The same name is on 28 other cards in the catalog.

Piloswine (#221) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Piloswine 44/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and yuu illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Piloswine list a different HP.

The attack Stampede lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Blizzard is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "If it charges at an enemy, the hairs on its back stand up straight. It is very sensitive to sound." 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. Piloswine can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.