Leavanny 7/98 · Emerging Powers

Leavanny is Pokédex #542, generation 5 (Unova). Leavanny is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Swadloon. In this catalog that name is Swadloon (#541).

Leavanny sits at 7/98 in Emerging Powers, position 7 of 98. Before it is 6 Swadloon, and after it is 8 Leavanny. 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 Nurturing lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Choose 1 of your Pokémon. Search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.) Shuffle your deck afterward. X-Scissor is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Upon finding a small Pokémon, it weaves clothing for it from leaves, using the cutters on its arms and sticky silk."

Leavanny (#542) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Leavanny 8/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Leavanny list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 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. Leavanny can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.