Iron Thorns 98/102 · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

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

Iron Thorns sits at 98/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, position 98 of 165. Before it is 97 Flutter Mane, and after it is 99 Shroodle. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on January 1, 2023. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

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 dated printings are from 2024. The earliest other card is Iron Thorns 62/162 in Temporal Forces (2024). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. Takeshi Nakamura illustrated that card, and Tonji Matsuno illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Iron Thorns list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Tonji Matsuno. I count 14 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos 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 and Modern living dex: Paldea. I still need this card.