Sinistea 82/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Sinistea is Pokédex #854, generation 8 (Galar). Sinistea is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 30 HP. The card lists Polteageist, Polteageist (#855) under evolves to.

Sinistea sits at 82/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 82 of 201. Before it is 81 Mimikyu, and after it is 83 Polteageist. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Furtive Drop lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put 2 damage counters on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon is said to have been born when a lonely spirit possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea." The regulation mark is D.

Sinistea (#854) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2023. The earliest other card is Sinistea 89/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 30 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Saya Tsuruta illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sinistea can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.