Tornadus 126/172 · 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. Tornadus is 126/172, in position 126 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 125 Cinccino, and after it is 127 Hawlucha. The listed rarity is Rare.

Tornadus is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tornadus (#641), generation 5 (Unova).

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Tornadus (#641) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tornadus BW42/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Tornadus list a different HP.

Sudden Cyclone is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may have your opponent switch their Active Pokémon with 1 of their Benched Pokémon. The attack Blasting Wind lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Tornadus expels massive energy from its tail, causing severe storms. Its power is great enough to blow houses away." 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. Tornadus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.