Skarmory 26/107 · Deoxys

Deoxys is a set in the EX series. It was released on February 1, 2005. The printed size is 107. This checklist is longer, at 108 cards. Skarmory is 26/107, in position 26 of 108 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Shiftry, and after it is 27 Tropius. The listed rarity is Rare.

Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Skarmory (#227), generation 2 (Johto).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Skarmory (#227) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skarmory 13/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 30 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

Metallic Lift is listed as Poké-Body. If Skarmory has any Metal Energy attached to it, the Retreat Cost for Skarmory is 0. The attack Spearhead lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Heavy Metal is another attack lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin for each Metal Energy attached to Skarmory. This attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for Deoxys, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Deoxys set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.