Cherubi 12/172 · 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. Cherubi is 12/172, in position 12 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 11 Mothim, and after it is 13 Shaymin V. The listed rarity is Common.

Cherubi is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 40 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cherubi (#420), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Cherrim, Cherrim (#421) under evolves to.

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Cherubi (#420) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cherubi 75/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 40 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Cherubi list a different HP.

Lively Fruit is listed as Ability. Prevent all effects of attacks from your opponent's Pokémon done to this Pokémon. (Damage is not an effect.) The attack Leafage lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The deeper a Cherubi's red, the more nutrients it has stockpiled in its body. And the sweeter and tastier its small ball!" The regulation mark is E.

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. Cherubi can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.