Skarmory 98/181 · Team Up

Skarmory is Pokédex #227, generation 2 (Johto). Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 110 HP.

Skarmory sits at 98/181 in Team Up, position 98 of 198. Before it is 97 Incineroar-GX, and after it is 99 Jirachi. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 1, 2019. The printed size is 181. This checklist is longer, at 198 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Calm Strike lists 20+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. If you have used your GX attack, this attack does 70 more damage. Steel Wing is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its metal body is sturdy, but it does rust rather easily. So on rainy days, this Pokémon prefers to stay put in its nest."

Skarmory (#227) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skarmory 13/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and kirisAki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 29 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads kirisAki. I count 189 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Up set binder is where a full Team Up set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.