Klinklang 104/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Klinklang is 104/172, in position 104 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 103 Klang, and after it is 105 Zamazenta V. The listed rarity is Rare.

Klinklang is a Stage 2 Metal Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Klinklang (#601), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Klang. In this catalog that name is Klang (#600).

Megumi Higuchi illustrated this card. The same name is on 17 other cards in the catalog.

Klinklang (#601) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Klinklang 76/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Megumi Higuchi illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Klinklang list a different HP.

Gear Wall is listed as Ability. Your Basic Pokémon take 20 less damage from attacks from your opponent's Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Tumbling Attack lists 90+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 90 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "From its spikes, it launches powerful blasts of electricity. Its red core contains an enormous amount of energy." The regulation mark is F.

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