Mandibuzz 73/114 · Black & White

Mandibuzz is Pokédex #630, generation 5 (Unova). Mandibuzz is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Vullaby. In this catalog that name is Vullaby (#629).

Mandibuzz sits at 73/114 in Black & White, position 73 of 115. Before it is 72 Vullaby, and after it is 74 Klink. 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.

The attack Blindside lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Does 50 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Punishment is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is a Stage 2 Pokémon, this attack does 60 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It makes a nest out of bones it finds. It grabs weakened prey in its talons and hauls it to its nest of bones."

Mandibuzz (#630) has 11 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 Mandibuzz 69/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Mandibuzz 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. Mandibuzz can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.