Tepig BW07/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Tepig is BW07/101, in position 7 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW06 Snivy, and after it is BW08 Oshawott. The listed rarity is Promo.

Tepig is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tepig (#498), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Pignite, Pignite (#499) under evolves to.

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Tepig (#498) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tepig BW02/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 11 other cards of Tepig list a different HP.

The attack Singe lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Burned. Firebreathing is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can deftly dodge its foe's attacks while shooting fireballs from its nose. It roasts berries before it eats them."

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