Cyndaquil 23/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Cyndaquil is 23/189, in position 23 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Rapidash, and after it is 24 Quilava. The listed rarity is Common.

Cyndaquil is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cyndaquil (#155), generation 2 (Johto). The card lists Quilava, Quilava (#156) under evolves to.

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

Cyndaquil (#155) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Cyndaquil 56/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Cyndaquil list a different HP.

The attack Charge Energy lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Live Coal is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Hails from the Johto region. Though usually curled into a ball due to its timid disposition, it harbors tremendous firepower." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Cyndaquil can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Johto starters. I still need this card.