Gurdurr 80/135 · Plasma Storm

Plasma Storm is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. Gurdurr is 80/135, in position 80 of 138 on this checklist. Before it is 79 Timburr, and after it is 81 Conkeldurr. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Gurdurr is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gurdurr (#533), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Timburr. In this catalog that name is Timburr (#532). The card lists Conkeldurr, Conkeldurr (#534) under evolves to.

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

Gurdurr (#533) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Gurdurr 60/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 7 other cards of Gurdurr list a different HP.

The attack Dynamic Punch lists 40+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Hammer In is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "With strengthened bodies, they skillfully wield steel beams to take down buildings."

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