Drednaw 81/264 · Fusion Strike

Drednaw is Pokédex #834, generation 8 (Galar). Drednaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Chewtle. In this catalog that name is Chewtle (#833).

Drednaw sits at 81/264 in Fusion Strike, position 81 of 284. Before it is 80 Chewtle, and after it is 82 Arrokuda. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Hard Bite lists 80+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down." The regulation mark is E.

Drednaw (#834) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2019 to 2024. The earliest other card is Drednaw SWSH047/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos (2019). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Anesaki Dynamic illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is D, and here it is E. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 7 other cards of Drednaw list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kodama. I count 86 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Drednaw can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.