Shinx 74/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Shinx is 74/99, in position 74 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 73 Rattata, and after it is 75 Snorunt. The listed rarity is Common.

Shinx is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 13. In the Pokédex this is Shinx (#403), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Luxio, Luxio (#404) under evolves to.

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Shinx (#403) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shinx 98/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Shinx list a different HP.

The attack Gnaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Swagger is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting +10. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The extension and contraction of its muscles generates electricity. It glows when in trouble."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Shinx can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.