Heracross 8/189 · Astral Radiance

Heracross is Pokédex #214, generation 2 (Johto). Heracross is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 110 HP.

Heracross sits at 8/189 in Astral Radiance, position 8 of 216. Before it is 7 Yanmega, and after it is 9 Kricketot. 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 Horn Attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Overhead Throw is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon has an unparalleled horn. Heracross itself demonstrates tremendous power—it's capable of throwing several people trained in the traditional arts of war at once." The regulation mark is F.

Heracross (#214) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2025. The earliest other card is Heracross 6/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and aoki illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Heracross list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads aoki. I count 18 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. Heracross can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.