Skarmory 95/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Skarmory is Pokédex #227, generation 2 (Johto). Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 80 HP.

Skarmory sits at 95/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 95 of 153. Before it is 94 Scizor, and after it is 96 Skarmory. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on November 7, 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Claw lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Drill Peck is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speed of over 180 mph."

Skarmory (#227) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skarmory 13/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Boundaries Crossed set binder is where a full Boundaries Crossed set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.