Aron 42/90 · HS—Undaunted

Aron is Pokédex #304, generation 3 (Hoenn). Aron is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Lairon, Lairon (#305) under evolves to.

Aron sits at 42/90 in HS—Undaunted, position 42 of 91. Before it is 41 Vaporeon, and after it is 43 Beldum. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on August 18, 2010. The printed size is 90. This checklist is longer, at 91 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Metal Sound lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Headbutt is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it evolves, it sheds the steel carapace that covered its whole body and develops a new one."

Aron (#304) 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 Aron 25/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). Both list 50 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Aron list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads match. I count 143 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

HS—Undaunted set binder is where a full HS—Undaunted set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Aron can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.