Prinplup 36/172 · 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. Prinplup is 36/172, in position 36 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Piplup, and after it is 37 Empoleon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.
Prinplup is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Prinplup (#394), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Piplup. In this catalog that name is Piplup (#393). The card lists Empoleon, Empoleon (#395) under evolves to.
Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.
Prinplup (#394) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Prinplup 58/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Prinplup list a different HP.
The attack Peck lists 30 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees." 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. Prinplup can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 36/172
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- February 25, 2022
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Stage 1
- HP
- 90
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex
- Prinplup (#394)
- Evolves from
- Piplup
- Evolves to
- Empoleon
- Weakness
- Lightning ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- F
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It lives a solitary life. Its wings deliver wicked blows that can snap even the thickest of trees.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Prinplup from?
Brilliant Stars, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172.
What is the collector number?
36/172. It is entry 36 of 186 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kagemaru Himeno. The catalog lists 656 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Uncommon.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Prinplup #394, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
What regulation mark is printed?
F.
Which attacks are printed?
Peck (30).