Lairon 122/189 · 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. Lairon is 122/189, in position 122 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 121 Aron, and after it is 123 Aggron. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lairon is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 100 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.

Mizue illustrated this card. The same name is on 184 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 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 20 other cards of Lairon list a different HP.

The attack Knock Away lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Lunge Out is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It habitually shows off its strength with the sparks it creates by ramming its steel body into boulders." 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. Lairon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.