Emboar 33/236 · Cosmic Eclipse

Cosmic Eclipse is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 1, 2019. The printed size is 236. This checklist is longer, at 272 cards. Emboar is 33/236, in position 33 of 272 on this checklist. Before it is 32 Pignite, and after it is 34 Larvesta. The listed rarity is Rare.

Emboar is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Emboar (#500), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Pignite. In this catalog that name is Pignite (#499).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Emboar (#500) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Emboar BW21/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Emboar list a different HP.

Explosive Fire Dance is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may look at the top 8 cards of your deck and attach any number of basic Energy cards you find there to your Pokémon in any way you like. Shuffle the other cards back into your deck. The attack Heat Blast lists 160 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends."

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