Pignite 12/86 · White Flare

Pignite is Pokédex #499, generation 5 (Unova). Pignite is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 110 HP. The card says it evolves from Tepig. In this catalog that name is Tepig (#498). The card lists Emboar, Emboar (#500) under evolves to.

Pignite sits at 12/86 in White Flare, position 12 of 173. Before it is 11 Tepig, and after it is 13 Emboar. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Combustion lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. Heat Crash is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When its internal fire flares up, its movements grow sharper and faster. When in trouble, it emits smoke." The regulation mark is I.

Pignite (#499) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Pignite 17/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Teeziro illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Pignite list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Teeziro. I count 70 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

White Flare set binder is where a full White Flare set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pignite can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Unova starters. I still need this card.