Skarmory 120/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Darkness Ablaze is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. Skarmory is 120/189, in position 120 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 119 Scizor VMAX, and after it is 121 Aron. The listed rarity is Common.

Skarmory is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Skarmory (#227), generation 2 (Johto).

NC Empire illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

Skarmory (#227) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Skarmory 13/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and NC Empire illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 28 other cards of Skarmory list a different HP.

The attack Metal Arms lists 10+ damage. The cost is Metal. If this Pokémon has a Pokémon Tool attached, this attack does 40 more damage. Cutting Wind is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its body is draped in steel armor. It looks heavy, but it can fly at speeds of up to 185 miles an hour!" The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Darkness Ablaze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Darkness Ablaze set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Skarmory can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.