Riolu 78/172 · Brilliant Stars
Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 25 February 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Riolu is 78/172, in position 78 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 77 Wormadam, and after it is 79 Lucario. The listed rarity is Common.
Riolu is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Riolu (#447), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Lucario, Lucario (#448) under evolves to.
Teeziro illustrated this card. The same name is on 70 other cards in the catalog.
Riolu (#447) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Riolu 61/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Teeziro illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Riolu list a different HP.
The attack Low Kick lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's exceedingly energetic, with enough stamina to keep running all through the night. Taking it for walks can be a challenging experience." The regulation mark is F.
I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Riolu can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Baby Pokémon, Riolu and Lucario, and Night and moon Pokémon. I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 78/172
- Series
- Sword & Shield
- Released
- 25 February 2022
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Fighting
- Illustrator
- Teeziro
- Pokédex
- Riolu (#447)
- Evolves to
- Lucario
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat
- 1
- Regulation mark
- F
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It's exceedingly energetic, with enough stamina to keep running all through the night. Taking it for walks can be a challenging experience.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Riolu from?
Brilliant Stars, in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 25 February 2022. The printed size is 172.
What is the collector number?
78/172. It is entry 78 of 186 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Teeziro. The catalog lists 70 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Riolu #447, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
What regulation mark is printed?
F.
Which attacks are printed?
Low Kick (50).