Ferroseed 77/99 · Next Destinies

Next Destinies is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Ferroseed is 77/99, in position 77 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 76 Bronzong, and after it is 78 Jigglypuff. The listed rarity is Common.

Ferroseed is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ferroseed (#597), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Ferrothorn, Ferrothorn (#598) under evolves to.

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Ferroseed (#597) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 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). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Ferroseed list a different HP.

The attack Self Destruct lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This Pokémon does 60 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. 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 Next Destinies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Next Destinies 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.