Pincurchin (Sword & Shield 77)

Pincurchin
バチンウニ Bachinuni

Sword & Shield print
Illus. Akira Komayama

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

80

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Sword & Shield
Rarity
English card no.	077/202
Japanese expansion	Sword
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	022/060

Japanese Deck	Lightning Pikachu V Deck
Japanese card no.	037/127

Japanese expansion	Shiny Star V
Japanese card no.	061/190

English expansion	Shining Fates
Rarity
English card no.	SV043/SV122
Japanese expansion	Shiny Star V
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	242/190

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Pincurchin.

Pincurchin (Japanese: バチンウニ Bachinuni) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Card text

	Shocking Needles ^{[create category]} ビリビリニードル	30×

Flip 4 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. If at least 2 of them are heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Pokédex data

Pincurchin - Sea Urchin Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
871	1' (0.3 m)	2.2 lbs. (1.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It feeds on seaweed, using its teeth to scrape it off rocks. Electric current flows from the tips of its spines.
棘の先から電気を放つ。鋭い歯で岩についた海藻をこそいで食べる。

Release information

This card was included in the Sword & Shield expansion with artwork by Akira Komayama, first released in the Japanese Sword expansion. It was reprinted in the Japanese Lightning Pikachu V Deck. It was reprinted again, alongside a new print with artwork by Motofumi Fujiwara featuring the Shiny version of Pincurchin, in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset. The Shiny print was later included in the Shining Fates expansion.

Gallery

Sword & Shield print
Illus. Akira Komayama

Shining Fates print
Illus. Motofumi Fujiwara

Trivia

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Sword. The Shining Fates print features the Shiny version of Pincurchin.

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