Phanpy SWSH117/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Phanpy is SWSH117/307, in position 117 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH116 Morpeko, and after it is SWSH118 Eevee. The listed rarity is Promo.

Phanpy is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Phanpy (#231), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Donphan, Donphan (#232) under evolves to.

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Phanpy (#231) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Phanpy 43/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 16 other cards of Phanpy list a different HP.

The attack Stampede lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Strike Back is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is strong despite its compact size. It can easily pick up and carry an adult human on its back." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Phanpy can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.