Herdier 87/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Herdier is 87/108, in position 87 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 86 Lillipup, and after it is 88 Stoutland. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Herdier is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Herdier (#507), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Lillipup. In this catalog that name is Lillipup (#506). The card lists Stoutland, Stoutland (#508) under evolves to.

Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.

Herdier (#507) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Herdier 82/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Herdier list a different HP.

The attack Roar lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Tackle is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It has a black, cape-like fur that is very hard and decreases the amount of damage it receives."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Herdier can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.