Greninja SWSH305/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Greninja is Pokédex #658, generation 6 (Kalos). Greninja is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Frogadier. In this catalog that name is Frogadier (#657).

Greninja sits at SWSH305/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 302 of 304. Before it is SWSH304 Arcanine, and after it is SWSH306 Arceus V. 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 Coordinated Shuriken lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 10 damage to 3 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two." The regulation mark is F.

Greninja (#658) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Greninja-EX XY20/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Greninja-EX, while this one is Greninja. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Taiga Kasai illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Taiga Kasai. I count 16 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. Greninja can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). Themed lists that include this exact card are Kalos starters and Froakie, Frogadier, and Greninja. I still need this card.