Scyther 4/108 · Dark Explorers

Scyther is Pokédex #123, generation 1 (Kanto). Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Scyther sits at 4/108 in Dark Explorers, position 4 of 111. Before it is 3 Venusaur, and after it is 5 Carnivine. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Air Slash lists 60 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects."

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Dark Explorers set binder is where a full Dark Explorers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.