Yanmega 2/72 · Shining Fates

Yanmega is Pokédex #469, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Yanmega is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. The card says it evolves from Yanma. In this catalog that name is Yanma (#193).

Yanmega sits at 2/72 in Shining Fates, position 2 of 73. Before it is 1 Yanma, and after it is 3 Celebi. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 19, 2021. The printed size is 72. This checklist is longer, at 73 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Bug Bite lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass. Nosedive is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight. The wings on its tail help it stay balanced." The regulation mark is E.

Yanmega (#469) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2008 to 2025. The earliest other card is Yanmega 17/146 in Legends Awakened (2008). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kent Kanetsuna illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Yanmega list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Souichirou Gunjima. I count 86 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Fates set binder is where a full Shining Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Yanmega can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.