Mienshao 77/163 · Battle Styles

Mienshao is Pokédex #620, generation 5 (Unova). Mienshao is a Stage 1 Rapid Strike Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Mienfoo. In this catalog that name is Mienfoo (#619).

Mienshao sits at 77/163 in Battle Styles, position 77 of 183. Before it is 76 Mienfoo, and after it is 78 Rolycoly. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Pound lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Spinning Whip is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Shuffle this Pokémon and all attached cards into your deck. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When Mienshao lets out a bizarre wail, you're in danger. A flurry of kicks and chops too fast to see is about to be unleashed!" The regulation mark is E.

Mienshao (#620) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Mienshao 70/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Mienshao list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taira Akitsu. I count 56 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Battle Styles set binder is where a full Battle Styles set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Mienshao can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.