Scyther 36/90 · 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. Scyther is 36/90, in position 36 of 91 on this checklist. Before it is 35 Sableye, and after it is 37 Skuntank. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Wataru Kawahara/Direc. Shinji Higuchi illustrated Scyther, and no other card in this catalog uses that name.

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Wataru Kawahara/Direc. Shinji Higuchi illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Afterimage Strike lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, if Scyther would be damaged by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that attack's damage done to Scyther. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible."

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. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.