Ferrothorn 72/98 · Emerging Powers

Ferrothorn is Pokédex #598, generation 5 (Unova). Ferrothorn is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Ferroseed. In this catalog that name is Ferroseed (#597).

Ferrothorn sits at 72/98 in Emerging Powers, position 72 of 98. Before it is 71 Ferroseed, and after it is 73 Ferrothorn. 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 Steel Feelers lists 30× damage. The cost is Metal. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Gyro Ball is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Then, your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They attach themselves to cave ceilings, firing steel spikes at targets passing beneath them."

Ferrothorn (#598) has 12 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 Ferrothorn 73/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Ferrothorn list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin Nagasawa. I count 303 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. Ferrothorn can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.