Shieldon 84/156 · Ultra Prism

Ultra Prism is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 2, 2018. The printed size is 156. This checklist is longer, at 178 cards. Shieldon is 84/156, in position 84 of 178 on this checklist. Before it is 83 Magnezone, and after it is 85 Bastiodon. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Shieldon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shieldon (#410), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Unidentified Fossil. The card lists Bastiodon, Bastiodon (#411) under evolves to.

so-taro illustrated this card. The same name is on 18 other cards in the catalog.

Shieldon (#410) has 6 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shieldon DP08/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and so-taro illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Shieldon list a different HP.

The attack Take Down lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Confront is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon lived in primeval jungles. Few enemies would have been willing to square off against its heavily armored face, so it's thought."

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