Dusknoir 53/147 · Burning Shadows

Burning Shadows is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 5, 2017. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 177 cards. Dusknoir is 53/147, in position 55 of 177 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Dusclops, and after it is 54 Croagunk. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Dusknoir is a Stage 2 Psychic Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dusknoir (#477), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Dusclops. In this catalog that name is Dusclops (#356).

nagimiso illustrated this card. The same name is on 156 other cards in the catalog.

Dusknoir (#477) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Dusknoir 2/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Takabon illustrated that card, and nagimiso illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Dusknoir list a different HP.

Dark Invitation is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may have your opponent reveal their hand. Put a Basic Pokémon you find there onto your opponent's Bench, and put 3 damage counters on that Pokémon. The attack Mind Jack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 more damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is said to take lost spirits into its pliant body and guide them home."

I keep a set binder for Burning Shadows, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Burning Shadows set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dusknoir can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.