Scyther 49/100 · Stormfront

Scyther is Pokédex #123, generation 1 (Kanto). Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 11. The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Scyther sits at 49/100 in Stormfront, position 49 of 106. Before it is 48 Sableye, and after it is 50 Shelgon. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on November 1, 2008. The printed size is 100. This checklist is longer, at 106 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Swords Dance lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, Scyther's Slashing Strike attack's base damage is 60. Slashing Strike is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. During your next turn, Scyther can't use Slashing Strike. Weakness is Fire +10. Resistance is Fighting -20. The flavor text reads "It is nearly impossible to parry its attacking scythes. Its movements are like a ninja's."

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Stormfront set binder is where a full Stormfront set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.