Hisuian Growlithe 70/189 · 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. Hisuian Growlithe is 70/189, in position 70 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 69 Wyrdeer, and after it is 71 Hisuian Arcanine. The listed rarity is Common.

Hisuian Growlithe is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Growlithe (#058), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Arcanine, Arcanine (#059) under evolves to.

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Growlithe (#058) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 33 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Growlithe 28/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Growlithe, while this one is Hisuian Growlithe. That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 25 other cards of Growlithe list a different HP.

The attack Defensive Posture lists no damage number. Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks. Bite is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They patrol their territory in pairs. I believe the igneous rock components in the fur of this species are the result of volcanic activity in its habitat." 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. Growlithe can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hisuian and Paldean forms. I still need this card.