Thwackey SV005/122 · Shining Fates Shiny Vault

Shining Fates Shiny Vault is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 February 2021. The printed size is 122, and the checklist is the same length. Thwackey is SV005/122, in position 5 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is SV004 Grookey, and after it is SV006 Rillaboom. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

Thwackey is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Thwackey (#811), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Grookey. In this catalog that name is Grookey (#810). The card lists Rillaboom, Rillaboom (#812) under evolves to.

tetsuya koizumi illustrated this card. The same name is on 62 other cards in the catalog.

Thwackey (#811) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2024. The earliest other card is Thwackey 12/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Shiny. Megumi Mizutani illustrated that card, and tetsuya koizumi illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Thwackey list a different HP.

Lay of the Land is listed as Ability. If you have a Stadium in play, this Pokémon has no Retreat Cost. The attack Branch Poke lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The faster a Thwackey can beat out a rhythm with its two sticks, the more respect it wins from its peers." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Shining Fates Shiny Vault, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Shining Fates Shiny Vault set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Thwackey can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). Themed lists that include this exact card are Galar starters. I still need this card.