Falinks 154/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Falinks is 154/264, in position 154 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 153 Grapploct, and after it is 155 Falinks. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Falinks is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Falinks (#870), generation 8 (Galar).

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

Falinks (#870) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2024. The earliest other card is Falinks 109/192 in Rebel Clash (2020). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Misa Tsutsui illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 8 other cards of Falinks list a different HP.

The attack Headbutt lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting. Cliff Edge Formation is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has exactly 1 Prize card remaining, this attack does 160 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The six of them work together as one Pokémon. Teamwork is also their battle strategy, and they constantly change their formation as they fight." The regulation mark is E.

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