Simisear 17/101 · Noble Victories

Simisear is Pokédex #514, generation 5 (Unova). Simisear is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Pansear. In this catalog that name is Pansear (#513).

Simisear sits at 17/101 in Noble Victories, position 17 of 102. Before it is 16 Pansear, and after it is 18 Heatmor. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 16, 2011. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Scratch lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Double Fire is another attack lists 80× damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 80 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "A flame burns inside its body. It scatters embers from its head and tail to sear its opponents."

Simisear (#514) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Simisear 22/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 9 other cards of Simisear list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shin Nagasawa. I count 303 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Noble Victories set binder is where a full Noble Victories set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Simisear can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.