Lairon 29/90 · HS—Undaunted

HS—Undaunted is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on August 18, 2010. The printed size is 90. This checklist is longer, at 91 cards. Lairon is 29/90, in position 29 of 91 on this checklist. Before it is 28 Jolteon, and after it is 30 Metang. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lairon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lairon (#305), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Aron. In this catalog that name is Aron (#304). The card lists Aggron, Aggron (#306) under evolves to.

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Lairon (#305) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Lairon 36/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 17 other cards of Lairon list a different HP.

The attack Scrap Attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal. Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for a Metal Energy card and attach it to Lairon. Tackle is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It loves iron ore. Groups of them fight for territory by bashing one another with their steel bodies."

I keep a set binder for HS—Undaunted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Undaunted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lairon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.