Skarmory 142/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Skarmory is 142/197, in position 142 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 141 Scizor, and after it is 143 Mawile. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Skarmory (#227), generation 2 (Johto).

Takeshi Nakamura illustrated this card. The same name is on 15 other cards in the catalog.

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 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Takeshi Nakamura illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 28 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

The attack Peck lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Slashing Steel is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Slashing Steel. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "People fashion swords from Skarmory's shed feathers, so this Pokémon is a popular element in heraldic designs." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.