Skarmory 88/149 · Sun & Moon

Sun & Moon is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 173 cards. Skarmory is 88/149, in position 88 of 173 on this checklist. Before it is 87 Alolan Dugtrio, and after it is 89 Solgaleo-GX. The listed rarity is Common.

Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Skarmory (#227), generation 2 (Johto).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Skarmory (#227) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skarmory 13/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 29 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

The attack Metallic Sound lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Special Energy from each Pokémon. Aerial Ace is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its feathers, which fall off as it grows, are thin and sharp. In times long past, warriors used them as swords."

I keep a set binder for Sun & Moon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sun & Moon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.