Gigalith 53/98 · Emerging Powers

Emerging Powers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. Gigalith is 53/98, in position 53 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Boldore, and after it is 54 Drilbur. The listed rarity is Rare.

Gigalith is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gigalith (#526), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Boldore. In this catalog that name is Boldore (#525).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Gigalith (#526) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gigalith 61/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Gigalith list a different HP.

The attack Shear lists no damage number. The cost is Fighting. Discard the top 5 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Fighting Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon. Rock Bullet is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 more damage for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "The solar energy absorbed by its body's orange crystals is magnified internally and fired from its mouth."

I keep a set binder for Emerging Powers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Emerging Powers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gigalith can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.