Manaphy 41/172 · 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. Manaphy is 41/172, in position 41 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 40 Lumineon V, and after it is 42 Cubchoo. The listed rarity is Rare.

Manaphy is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Manaphy (#490), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this card. The same name is on 76 other cards in the catalog.

Manaphy (#490) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Manaphy 9/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and HYOGONOSUKE illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Manaphy list a different HP.

Wave Veil is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage done to your Benched Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon. The attack Rain Splash lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It starts its life with a wondrous power that permits it to bond with any kind of Pokémon." 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. Manaphy can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.