Rookidee SV101/122 · Shining Fates Shiny Vault

Rookidee is Pokédex #821, generation 8 (Galar). Rookidee is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Corvisquire, Corvisquire (#822) under evolves to.

Rookidee sits at SV101/122 in Shining Fates Shiny Vault, position 101 of 122. Before it is SV100 Greedent, and after it is SV102 Corvisquire. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 19 February 2021. The printed size is 122, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Shiny.

The attack Flap lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Glide is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle—even a defeat increases its strength a bit." The regulation mark is D.

Rookidee (#821) 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 2025. The earliest other card is Rookidee 150/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Rare Shiny. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and Lee HyunJung illustrated this one.

The illustrator line reads Lee HyunJung. I count 28 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Shining Fates Shiny Vault set binder is where a full Shining Fates Shiny Vault set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rookidee can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.