Bisharp 186/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Bisharp is 186/91, in position 186 of 245 on this checklist. Before it is 185 Pawniard, and after it is 187 Kingambit. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Shiny Rare.

Bisharp is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Bisharp (#625), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Pawniard. In this catalog that name is Pawniard (#624).

Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Bisharp (#625) 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 Bisharp 76/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Shiny Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Souichirou Gunjima illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Bisharp list a different HP.

The attack Dark Cutter lists 40 damage. The cost is Darkness. Double-Edged Slash is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon commands a group of several Pawniard. Groups that are defeated in territorial disputes are absorbed by the winning side." The regulation mark is G.

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