Pawniard 185/91 · Paldean Fates

Pawniard is Pokédex #624, generation 5 (Unova). Pawniard is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Bisharp, Bisharp (#625) under evolves to.

Pawniard sits at 185/91 in Paldean Fates, position 185 of 245. Before it is 184 Sableye, and after it is 186 Bisharp. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

The attack Scratch lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Pierce is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Pawniard will fearlessly challenge even powerful foes. In a pinch, it will cling to opponents and pierce them with the blades all over its body." The regulation mark is G.

Pawniard (#624) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pawniard 75/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Shiny Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Pawniard list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Misa Tsutsui. I count 94 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldean Fates set binder is where a full Paldean Fates set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pawniard can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.