Zarude 16/72 · Shining Fates

Shining Fates is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 19, 2021. The printed size is 72. This checklist is longer, at 73 cards. Zarude is 16/72, in position 16 of 73 on this checklist. Before it is 15 Eldegoss, and after it is 17 Reshiram. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zarude is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zarude (#893), generation 8 (Galar).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Zarude (#893) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zarude V 22/185 in Vivid Voltage (2020). That card is named Zarude V, while this one is Zarude. That card lists 210 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo V, and here it is Rare. PLANETA Igarashi illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Zarude list a different HP.

The attack Suctioning Vines lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. Jungle Blast is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Once the vines on Zarude's body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Shining Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Shining Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zarude can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.