Thwackey 17/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on June 18, 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Thwackey is 17/198, in position 17 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 16 Grookey, and after it is 18 Rillaboom. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Thwackey is a Stage 1 Rapid Strike Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Thwackey (#811), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Grookey. In this catalog that name is Grookey (#810). The card lists Rillaboom, Rillaboom (#812) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Thwackey (#811) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2024. The earliest other card is Thwackey 12/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Megumi Mizutani illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. 2 other cards of Thwackey list a different HP.

The attack Knock Off lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Discard a random card from your opponent's hand. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When it's drumming out rapid beats in battle, it gets so caught up in the rhythm that it won't even notice that it's already knocked out its opponent." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Thwackey can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.