Pignite 97/86 · White Flare

White Flare is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on July 18, 2025. The printed size is 86. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. Pignite is 97/86, in position 97 of 173 on this checklist. Before it is 96 Tepig, and after it is 98 Emboar. The collector number is above the printed set size of 86. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

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

Masa illustrated this card. The same name is on 3 other cards in the catalog.

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 Illustration Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Masa illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Pignite list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for White Flare, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the White Flare set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pignite can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.