Swadloon 6/119 · Phantom Forces

Phantom Forces is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Swadloon is 6/119, in position 6 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 5 Sewaddle, and after it is 7 Leavanny. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Swadloon is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swadloon (#541), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Sewaddle. In this catalog that name is Sewaddle (#540). The card lists Leavanny, Leavanny (#542) under evolves to.

Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this card. The same name is on 248 other cards in the catalog.

Swadloon (#541) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swadloon 5/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Tomokazu Komiya illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Swadloon list a different HP.

The attack Protect lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Corkscrew Punch is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Forests where Swadloon live have superb foliage because the nutrients they make from fallen leaves nourish the plant life."

I keep a set binder for Phantom Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Phantom Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swadloon can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.