Lairon 88/159 · Crown Zenith

Crown Zenith is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on January 20, 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. Lairon is 88/159, in position 88 of 160 on this checklist. Before it is 87 Aron, and after it is 89 Aggron. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lairon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lairon (#305), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Aron. In this catalog that name is Aron (#304). The card lists Aggron, Aggron (#306) under evolves to.

Mina Nakai illustrated this card. The same name is on 77 other cards in the catalog.

Lairon (#305) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Lairon 36/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mina Nakai illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 17 other cards of Lairon list a different HP.

The attack Confront lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Wreak Havoc is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Lairon live in mountains brimming with spring water and iron ore, so these Pokémon often came into conflict with humans in the past." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Crown Zenith, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crown Zenith set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lairon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.