Tepig SWSH172/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Tepig is Pokédex #498, generation 5 (Unova). Tepig is a Basic Single Strike Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Pignite, Pignite (#499) under evolves to.

Tepig sits at SWSH172/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 172 of 304. Before it is SWSH171 Latias, and after it is SWSH173 Blitzle. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Ram lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Combustion is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It loves to eat roasted berries, but sometimes it gets too excited and burns them to a crisp." The regulation mark is E.

Tepig (#498) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tepig BW02/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eri Yamaki illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Tepig list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eri Yamaki. I count 39 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tepig can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Unova starters, Berries and fruit, and Single Strike. I still need this card.