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Swinub

Journey Together / #165/159

Swinub

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Journey Together
Rarity (source)
Illustration rare
Illustrator
Nakamura Ippan
Source reference
sv09-165

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Swinub moves with its snout against the ground to identify smells and dig up food. It particularly seeks a mushroom hidden beneath withered grass. Its sense of smell sometimes leads it to discover hot springs. As soon as a scent attracts it, it rushes toward its source without hesitation. The Pokédex shows a small digger whose routes follow buried scent trails rather than a visible path.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Omega Ruby says Swinub sometimes finds hot springs while looking for a mushroom beneath grass. Pokémon Shield describes it rushing forward as soon as a smell interests it. Its nose can therefore lead to an unexpected discovery as well as a meal.

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Card details

HP
70
Type (source)
Fighting
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
220
Regulation mark
I
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Call for Family

Cost: Colorless

Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.

Lunge Out

Cost: Fighting

Damage: 10

Documented variants

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  • Holographic
  • holo · standard

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