Grotle 7/172 · 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. Grotle is 7/172, in position 7 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Turtwig, and after it is 8 Torterra. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Grotle is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Grotle (#388), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Turtwig. In this catalog that name is Turtwig (#387). The card lists Torterra, Torterra (#389) under evolves to.

Nisota Niso illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 other cards in the catalog.

Grotle (#388) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Grotle 49/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Nisota Niso illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Grotle list a different HP.

Sun-Drenched Shell is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Grass Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. The attack Razor Leaf lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back." 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. Grotle can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.