Shuckle 5/197 · 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. Shuckle is 5/197, in position 5 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Scyther, and after it is 6 Surskit. The listed rarity is Common.

Shuckle is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shuckle (#213), generation 2 (Johto).

Kurata So illustrated this card. The same name is on 22 other cards in the catalog.

Shuckle (#213) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Shuckle 72/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kurata So illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Shuckle list a different HP.

The attack Berry Scent lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. Guard Press is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The berries stored in its vaselike shell eventually become a thick, pulpy juice." 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. Shuckle can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.