Ursaring 18/115 · 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. Ursaring is 18/115, in position 20 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is 17 Typhlosion, and after it is 19 Vaporeon. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Ursaring is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ursaring (#217), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Teddiursa. In this catalog that name is Teddiursa (#216).

Atsuko Nishida illustrated this card. The same name is on 408 other cards in the catalog.

Ursaring (#217) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Ursaring 15/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). Both list 80 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Atsuko Nishida illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 12 other cards of Ursaring list a different HP.

Intimidating Ring is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Ursaring is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Basic Pokémon can't attack or use any Poké-Powers. The attack Drag Off lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Before doing damage, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with the Defending Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 20 damage to the new Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch. Rock Smash is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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. Ursaring can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.