Fletchinder 199/193 · Paldea Evolved

Fletchinder is Pokédex #662, generation 6 (Kalos). Fletchinder is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 80 HP. The card says it evolves from Fletchling. In this catalog that name is Fletchling (#661).

Fletchinder sits at 199/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 199 of 279. Before it is 198 Bramblin, and after it is 200 Pyroar. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Heat Dive lists 50 damage. The cost is Fire. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Fletchinder scatters embers in tall grass where bug Pokémon might be hiding and then catches them as they come leaping out." The regulation mark is G.

Fletchinder (#662) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Fletchinder 27/146 in XY (2014). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Illustration Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Atsushi Furusawa illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Fletchinder list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Atsushi Furusawa. I count 45 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Fletchinder can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.