Riolu SV21/94 · Hidden Fates Shiny Vault

Hidden Fates Shiny Vault is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 23 August 2019. The printed size is 94, and the checklist is the same length. Riolu is SV21/94, in position 21 of 94 on this checklist. Before it is SV20 Sudowoodo, and after it is SV22 Lucario. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

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.

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

Riolu (#447) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 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 Rare Shiny. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Riolu list a different HP.

The attack Detect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Jab is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Fighting. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's tough enough to run right through the night, and it's also a hard worker, but it's still just a youngster."

I keep a set binder for Hidden Fates Shiny Vault, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault 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 and Riolu and Lucario. I still need this card.