Tropius 5/72 · 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. Tropius is 5/72, in position 5 of 73 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Cacnea, and after it is 6 Rowlet. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Tropius is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tropius (#357), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Tropius (#357) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tropius 27/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Tropius list a different HP.

The attack Attach Leaves lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach up to 2 Grass Energy cards from your discard pile to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. Gust is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Bunches of delicious fruit grow around its neck. In warm areas, many ranches raise Tropius." 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. Tropius can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.