Cranidos SWSH274/307 · 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. Cranidos is SWSH274/307, in position 274 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH273 Hisuian Basculin, and after it is SWSH275 Manaphy. The listed rarity is Promo.

Cranidos is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cranidos (#408), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Unidentified Fossil. The card lists Rampardos, Rampardos (#409) under evolves to.

GIDORA illustrated this card. The same name is on 60 other cards in the catalog.

Cranidos (#408) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cranidos DP07/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and GIDORA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 4 other cards of Cranidos list a different HP.

The attack Ram lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting. Stone Edge is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries." The regulation mark is F.

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. Cranidos can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon and Berries and fruit. I still need this card.