Pignite 17/114 · Black & White

Pignite is Pokédex #499, generation 5 (Unova). Pignite is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Tepig. In this catalog that name is Tepig (#498). The card lists Emboar, Emboar (#500) under evolves to.

Pignite sits at 17/114 in Black & White, position 17 of 115. Before it is 16 Tepig, and after it is 18 Pignite. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on April 25, 2011. The printed size is 114. This checklist is longer, at 115 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Flame Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Fire Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Heat Crash is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke."

Pignite (#499) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pignite 18/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Pignite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Black & White set binder is where a full Black & White set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pignite can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.