Morpeko 36/72 · 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. Morpeko is 36/72, in position 36 of 73 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Morpeko, and after it is 37 Morpeko V. The listed rarity is Common.

Morpeko is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Morpeko (#877), generation 8 (Galar).

Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 100 other cards in the catalog.

Morpeko (#877) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2026. The earliest other card is Morpeko SWSH012/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this one. 28 other cards of Morpeko list a different HP.

The attack Famished lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Thunder Shock is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "As it eats the seeds stored up in its pocket-like pouches, this Pokémon is not just satisfying its constant hunger. It's also generating electricity." The regulation mark is D.

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. Morpeko can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.