Mantine 34/189 · 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. Mantine is 34/189, in position 34 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 33 Mamoswine, and after it is 35 Barboach. The listed rarity is Common.

Mantine is a Basic Water Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Mantine (#226), generation 2 (Johto).

OKACHEKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 59 other cards in the catalog.

Mantine (#226) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Mantine 64/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and OKACHEKE illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Mantine list a different HP.

The attack Borne Ashore lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put a Basic Pokémon from either player's discard pile onto that player's Bench. Aqua Edge is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This calm and gentle Pokémon swims gracefully through the sea. After building speed, it can leap out of the water. It is often misidentified as a bird Pokémon due to this behavior." 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. Mantine can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.