Scyther 5/189 · Astral Radiance

Astral Radiance is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Scyther is 5/189, in position 5 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Scyther, and after it is 6 Yanma. The listed rarity is Common.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Uta illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

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 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Uta illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Quick Blow lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. 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.

I keep a set binder for Astral Radiance, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Astral Radiance 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.