Infernape 33/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Twilight Masquerade is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. Infernape is 33/167, in position 33 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 32 Monferno, and after it is 34 Darumaka. The listed rarity is Rare.

Infernape is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Infernape (#392), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Monferno. In this catalog that name is Monferno (#391).

Takumi Wada illustrated this card. The same name is on 10 other cards in the catalog.

Infernape (#392) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Infernape 5/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Takumi Wada illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Infernape list a different HP.

Pyro Dance is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may attach a Basic Fire Energy card, a Basic Fighting Energy card, or 1 of each from your hand to your Pokémon in any way you like. The attack Scorching Fire lists 200 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its crown of fire is indicative of its fiery nature. It is beaten by none in terms of quickness." The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Twilight Masquerade, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Twilight Masquerade set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Infernape can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.