Tapu Fini 40/198 · Chilling Reign

Chilling Reign is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 18 June 2021. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 233 cards. Tapu Fini is 40/198, in position 40 of 233 on this checklist. Before it is 39 Walrein, and after it is 41 Sobble. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Tapu Fini is a Basic Rapid Strike Water Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tapu Fini (#788), generation 7 (Alola).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Tapu Fini (#788) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2019. The earliest other card is Tapu Fini SM92/248 in SM Black Star Promos (2017). Both list 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 5 other cards of Tapu Fini list a different HP.

The attack Smash Turn lists 30 damage. The cost is Water. You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Ocean Loop is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Put an Energy attached to this Pokémon into your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Although it's called a guardian deity, terrible calamities sometimes befall those who recklessly approach Tapu Fini." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Chilling Reign, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Chilling Reign set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tapu Fini can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). Themed lists that include this exact card are Island guardians and Rapid Strike. I still need this card.