Iron Thorns 62/162 · Temporal Forces

Iron Thorns is Pokédex #995, generation 9 (Paldea). Iron Thorns is a Basic Future Lightning Pokémon with 140 HP.

Iron Thorns sits at 62/162 in Temporal Forces, position 62 of 218. Before it is 61 Iron Hands, and after it is 63 Mr. Mime. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Destructo-Press lists 70× damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck. This attack does 70 damage for each Future card you find there. Then, discard those Future cards and shuffle the other cards back into your deck. Megaton Lariat is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns." The regulation mark is H.

Iron Thorns (#995) has 3 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 2 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Iron Thorns 98/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Tonji Matsuno illustrated that card, and Takeshi Nakamura illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Iron Thorns list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Takeshi Nakamura. I count 15 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Temporal Forces set binder is where a full Temporal Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Iron Thorns can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paradox Pokémon. I still need this card.