Karrablast 9/108 · 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. Karrablast is 9/108, in position 9 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Crustle, and after it is 10 Shelmet. The listed rarity is Common.
Karrablast is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Karrablast (#588), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Escavalier, Escavalier (#589) under evolves to.
Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.
Karrablast (#588) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Karrablast 8/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. sui illustrated that card, and Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this one. 3 other cards of Karrablast list a different HP.
The attack Beat lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Reckless Charge is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet."
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. Karrablast can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 9/108
- Series
- Black & White
- Released
- May 9, 2012
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Grass
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex
- Karrablast (#588)
- Evolves to
- Escavalier
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackReckless Charge
This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself.
Flavor text
These mysterious Pokémon evolve when they receive electrical stimulation while they are in the same place as Shelmet.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Karrablast from?
Dark Explorers, in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108.
What is the collector number?
9/108. It is entry 9 of 111 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Kagemaru Himeno. The catalog lists 656 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Karrablast #588, generation 5 (Unova).
Which attacks are printed?
Beat (10) and Reckless Charge (40).