Ferrothorn 209/182 · Paradox Rift

Ferrothorn is Pokédex #598, generation 5 (Unova). Ferrothorn is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Ferroseed. In this catalog that name is Ferroseed (#597).

Ferrothorn sits at 209/182 in Paradox Rift, position 209 of 266. Before it is 208 Steelix, and after it is 210 Aegislash. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

Exoskeleton is listed as Ability. This Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Spinning Needles lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Spinning Needles attack does 100 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Its spikes are harder than steel. This Pokémon crawls across rock walls by stabbing the spikes on its feelers into the stone." The regulation mark is G.

Ferrothorn (#598) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ferrothorn 72/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Illustration Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Kurata So illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 9 other cards of Ferrothorn list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kurata So. I count 22 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paradox Rift set binder is where a full Paradox Rift set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ferrothorn can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.