Shuckle 47/115 · 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. Shuckle is 47/115, in position 49 of 145 on this checklist. Before it is 46 Scyther, and after it is 48 Smeargle. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Shuckle is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shuckle (#213), generation 2 (Johto).

Miki Tanaka illustrated this card. The same name is on 192 other cards in the catalog.

Shuckle (#213) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shuckle 72/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Shuckle list a different HP.

Extra-tight is listed as Poké-Body. Prevent all damage done to Shuckle by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon-ex. The attack Toxic lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. Put 2 damage counters instead of 1 on the Defending Pokémon between turns. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

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