Scyther 3/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Scyther is 3/214, in position 3 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Tangrowth, and after it is 4 Pinsir. The listed rarity is Common.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Fury Cutter lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 20 more damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 50 more damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 70 more damage. 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 Lost Thunder, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Lost Thunder 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.