Scyther 4/168 · Celestial Storm

Celestial Storm is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on August 3, 2018. The printed size is 168. This checklist is longer, at 187 cards. Scyther is 4/168, in position 4 of 187 on this checklist. Before it is 3 Victreebel, and after it is 5 Spinarak. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Twin Play lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 2 Scyther and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Agility is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "While young, they live together deep in the mountains, training themselves in how to fight with their scythes and move at high speeds."

I keep a set binder for Celestial Storm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Celestial Storm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.