Thievul 48/72 · Shining Fates

Thievul is Pokédex #828, generation 8 (Galar). Thievul is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Nickit. In this catalog that name is Nickit (#827).

Thievul sits at 48/72 in Shining Fates, position 48 of 73. Before it is 47 Nickit, and after it is 49 Cufant. 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 Holo.

The attack Call for Goons lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Corner is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It secretly marks potential targets with a scent. By following the scent, it stalks its targets and steals from them when they least expect it." The regulation mark is D.

Thievul (#828) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2026. The earliest other card is Thievul 126/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Thievul list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hideki Ishikawa. I count 100 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. Thievul can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.