Kirlia SWSH271/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Kirlia is Pokédex #281, generation 3 (Hoenn). Kirlia is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Ralts. In this catalog that name is Ralts (#280). The card lists Gardevoir, Gardevoir (#282) and Gallade, Gallade (#475) under evolves to.

Kirlia sits at SWSH271/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 271 of 304. Before it is SWSH270 Rapidash, and after it is SWSH272 Archeops. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

Refinement is listed as Ability. You must discard a card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw 2 cards. The attack Slap lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about." The regulation mark is F.

Kirlia (#281) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Kirlia 34/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Taira Akitsu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 16 other cards of Kirlia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taira Akitsu. I count 56 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kirlia can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade. I still need this card.