Lairon 79/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Lairon is 79/124, in position 79 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 78 Aron, and after it is 80 Aggron. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lairon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lairon (#305), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Aron. In this catalog that name is Aron (#304). The card lists Aggron, Aggron (#306) under evolves to.

Shigenori Negishi illustrated this card. The same name is on 151 other cards in the catalog.

Lairon (#305) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Lairon 36/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shigenori Negishi illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 17 other cards of Lairon list a different HP.

The attack Metal Claw lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Wreak Havoc is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "For food, it digs up iron ore. It smashes it steely body against others to fight over territory."

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lairon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.