Escavalier 124/189 · 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. Escavalier is 124/189, in position 124 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 123 Aggron, and after it is 125 Klink. The listed rarity is Rare.

Escavalier is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Escavalier (#589), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Karrablast. In this catalog that name is Karrablast (#588).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 other cards in the catalog.

Escavalier (#589) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Escavalier 80/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 6 other cards of Escavalier list a different HP.

The attack Fury Cutter lists 10+ damage. The cost is Metal. Flip 3 coins. If 1 of them is heads, this attack does 20 more damage. If 2 of them are heads, this attack does 70 more damage. If all of them are heads, this attack does 140 more damage. Seashell Attack is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "They use shells they've stolen from Shelmet to arm and protect themselves. They're very popular Pokémon in the Galar region." 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. Escavalier can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.