Scizor ex 108/115 · Unseen Forces

Unseen Forces is a set in the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. Scizor ex is 108/115, in position 110 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is 107 Politoed ex, and after it is 109 Steelix ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Scizor ex is a Stage 1 ex Metal Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scizor (#212), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Scyther ex. In this catalog that name is Scyther (#123).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

Scizor (#212) has 35 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Scizor 33/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Scizor, while this one is Scizor ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 31 other cards of Scizor list a different HP.

Danger Perception is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Scizor ex's remaining HP is 60 or less, Scizor ex does 40 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Steel Wing lists 40 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Scizor ex by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Cross-Cut is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolved Pokémon, this attack does 50 damage plus 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Unseen Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unseen Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scizor can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.