Ferroseed 71/98 · 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. Ferroseed is 71/98, in position 71 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Ferroseed, and after it is 72 Ferrothorn. The listed rarity is Common.
Ferroseed is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ferroseed (#597), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Ferrothorn, Ferrothorn (#598) under evolves to.
MAHOU illustrated this card. The same name is on 122 other cards in the catalog.
Ferroseed (#597) 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 Ferroseed 70/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and MAHOU illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Ferroseed list a different HP.
The attack Pierce lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away."
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. Ferroseed can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 71/98
- Series
- Black & White
- Released
- August 31, 2011
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Metal
- Illustrator
- MAHOU
- Pokédex
- Ferroseed (#597)
- Evolves to
- Ferrothorn
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -20
- Retreat
- 2
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
When threatened, it attacks by shooting a barrage of spikes, which gives it a chance to escape by rolling away.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Ferroseed 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?
71/98. It is entry 71 of 98 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
MAHOU. The catalog lists 122 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Ferroseed #597, generation 5 (Unova).
Which attacks are printed?
Pierce (20).