Drednaw SWSH047/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Drednaw is SWSH047/307, in position 47 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH046 Eldegoss, and after it is SWSH048 Centiskorch. The listed rarity is Promo.

Drednaw is a Stage 1 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drednaw (#834), generation 8 (Galar). The card says it evolves from Chewtle. In this catalog that name is Chewtle (#833).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Drednaw (#834) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2020 to 2024. The earliest other card is Drednaw 61/202 in Sword & Shield (2020). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. Hitoshi Ariga illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Drednaw list a different HP.

The attack Vise Bite lists 60+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost. Jaw Lock is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Drednaw can fill a slot in Generation 8 binder (Galar). I still need this card.