Swinub 31/189 · Astral Radiance

Swinub is Pokédex #220, generation 2 (Johto). Swinub is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Piloswine, Piloswine (#221) under evolves to.

Swinub sits at 31/189 in Astral Radiance, position 31 of 216. Before it is 30 Starmie V, and after it is 32 Piloswine. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 27 May 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Stampede lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Icy Wind is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Swinub excels at sniffing out mushrooms buried beneath grass or snow. Since ancient times, the people of Hisui have often relied upon this skill." The regulation mark is F.

Swinub (#220) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swinub 79/111 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 Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 10 other cards of Swinub list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Swinub can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.