Sawsbuck 16/98 · Emerging Powers

Sawsbuck is Pokédex #586, generation 5 (Unova). Sawsbuck is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. The card says it evolves from Deerling. In this catalog that name is Deerling (#585).

Sawsbuck sits at 16/98 in Emerging Powers, position 16 of 98. Before it is 15 Deerling, and after it is 17 Virizion. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Push Down lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Take Down is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "The plants growing on its horns change according to the season. The leaders of the herd possess magnificent horns."

Sawsbuck (#586) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 5 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Sawsbuck 14/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Sawsbuck list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kagemaru Himeno. I count 656 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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