Braviary 137/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Braviary is 137/203, in position 137 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 136 Rufflet, and after it is 138 Fletchling. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Braviary is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Braviary (#628), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Rufflet. In this catalog that name is Rufflet (#627).

SATOSHI NAKAI illustrated this card. The same name is on 58 other cards in the catalog.

Braviary (#628) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Braviary 88/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and SATOSHI NAKAI illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Braviary list a different HP.

The attack Valiant Talons lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is an Evolution Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage. Brave Bird is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 50 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Because this Pokémon is hotheaded and belligerent, it's Corviknight that's taken the role of transportation in Galar." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Braviary can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.