Shiftry 13/196 · Lost Origin

Lost Origin is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on September 9, 2022. The printed size is 196. This checklist is longer, at 217 cards. Shiftry is 13/196, in position 13 of 217 on this checklist. Before it is 12 Nuzleaf, and after it is 14 Roselia. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Shiftry is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 160 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shiftry (#275), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Nuzleaf. In this catalog that name is Nuzleaf (#274).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Shiftry (#275) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shiftry 12/100 in Sandstorm (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 21 other cards of Shiftry list a different HP.

The attack Fan Tornado lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass. You may have your opponent switch their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Tearing Gust is another attack lists 210 damage. The cost is Grass. Put this Pokémon and all attached cards in the Lost Zone. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that was feared as a forest guardian. It can read the foe's mind and take preemptive action." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Lost Origin, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Lost Origin set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shiftry can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.