Scyther 4/189 · Astral Radiance

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

Scyther sits at 4/189 in Astral Radiance, position 4 of 216. Before it is 3 Hisuian Electrode, and after it is 5 Scyther. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Blinding Scythe lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The large, wickedly sharp scythes on its forearms are truly fearsome weapons. Prey's attempts to flee are unfailingly thwarted by this Pokémon's nimble motions." The regulation mark is F.

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 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 GIDORA illustrated this one. 30 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads GIDORA. I count 60 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.