Emboar 19/114 · Black & White

Emboar is Pokédex #500, generation 5 (Unova). Emboar is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 150 HP. The card says it evolves from Pignite. In this catalog that name is Pignite (#499).

Emboar sits at 19/114 in Black & White, position 19 of 115. Before it is 18 Pignite, and after it is 20 Emboar. 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 Rare Holo.

The attack Heat Crash lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Flare Blitz is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends."

Emboar (#500) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Emboar BW21/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 150 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Emboar 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. Emboar can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.