Kirlia 61/189 · 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. Kirlia is 61/189, in position 61 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Ralts, and after it is 62 Gallade. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Kirlia is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kirlia (#281), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Ralts. In this catalog that name is Ralts (#280). The card lists Gardevoir, Gardevoir (#282) and Gallade, Gallade (#475) under evolves to.

Saya Tsuruta illustrated this card. The same name is on 123 other cards in the catalog.

Kirlia (#281) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Kirlia 34/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Saya Tsuruta illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Kirlia list a different HP.

The attack Teleportation Burst lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If its Trainer becomes happy, it overflows with energy, dancing joyously while spinning about." 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. Kirlia can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade and Saya Tsuruta cards. I still need this card.