Drednaw 27/72 · 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. Drednaw is 27/72, in position 27 of 73 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Chewtle, and after it is 28 Cramorant. The listed rarity is Rare.

Drednaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drednaw (#834), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Chewtle. In this catalog that name is Chewtle (#833).

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Drednaw (#834) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Drednaw SWSH047/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 7 other cards of Drednaw list a different HP.

Exoskeleton is listed as Ability. This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Skull Bash lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down." 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. Drednaw can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.