Swellow 134/185 · Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 13, 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. Swellow is 134/185, in position 134 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 133 Taillow, and after it is 135 Whismur. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Swellow is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swellow (#277), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Taillow. In this catalog that name is Taillow (#276).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Swellow (#277) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swellow 46/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Swellow list a different HP.

The attack Quick Attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage. Energy Assist is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "It dives at a steep angle as soon as it spots its prey. It catches its prey with sharp claws." The regulation mark is D.

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