Swanna SV096/122 · 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. Swanna is SV096/122, in position 96 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is SV095 Ducklett, and after it is SV097 Bunnelby. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

Swanna is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swanna (#581), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Ducklett. In this catalog that name is Ducklett (#580).

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Swanna (#581) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Swanna 37/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Shiny. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Swanna list a different HP.

Sky Circus is listed as Ability. If you played Bird Keeper from your hand during this turn, ignore all Energy in this Pokémon's attack costs. The attack Feather Slice lists 70+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard a card from your hand. If you do, this attack does 70 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "Swanna start to dance at dusk. The one dancing in the middle is the leader of the flock." 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. Swanna can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.