Riolu 45/124 · Fates Collide

Fates Collide is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 2, 2016. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 129 cards. Riolu is 45/124, in position 46 of 129 on this checklist. Before it is 44 Wormadam, and after it is 46 Riolu. The listed rarity is Common.

Riolu is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Riolu (#447), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Lucario, Lucario (#448) under evolves to.

You Iribi illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Riolu (#447) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Riolu 61/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and You Iribi illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Riolu list a different HP.

The attack Double Smash lists 10× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad."

I keep a set binder for Fates Collide, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fates Collide set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Riolu can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon. I still need this card.