Scyther 1/162 · Temporal Forces

Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Scyther is 1/162, in position 1 of 218 on this checklist. The next card is 2 Pineco. The listed rarity is Common.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Dsuke illustrated this card. The same name is on 13 other cards in the catalog.

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Dsuke illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Cut Up lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Slashing Strike is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't use Slashing Strike. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The sharp scythes on its forearms become increasingly sharp by cutting through hard objects." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.