Drilbur 55/98 · 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. Drilbur is 55/98, in position 55 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 54 Drilbur, and after it is 56 Excadrill. The listed rarity is Common.
Drilbur is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drilbur (#529), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Excadrill, Excadrill (#530) under evolves to.
Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.
Drilbur (#529) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Drilbur 54/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. match illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 12 other cards of Drilbur list a different HP.
The attack Mud-Slap lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed."
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. Drilbur can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 55/98
- Series
- Black & White
- Released
- August 31, 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Fighting
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex
- Drilbur (#529)
- Evolves to
- Excadrill
- Weakness
- Water ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -20
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
It makes its way swiftly through the soil by putting both claws together and rotating at high speed.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Drilbur from?
Emerging Powers, in the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98.
What is the collector number?
55/98. It is entry 55 of 98 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Midori Harada. The catalog lists 352 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Drilbur #529, generation 5 (Unova).
Which attacks are printed?
Mud-Slap (40).