Klang 126/189 · 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. Klang is 126/189, in position 126 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 125 Klink, and after it is 127 Klinklang. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Klang is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Klang (#600), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Klink. In this catalog that name is Klink (#599). The card lists Klinklang under evolves to.

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

Klang (#600) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Klang 75/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Naoki Saito illustrated that card, and NC Empire illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 6 other cards of Klang list a different HP.

The attack Call for Backup lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Search your deck for a Metal Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. Spinning Attack is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "When Klang goes all out, the minigear links up perfectly with the outer part of the big gear, and this Pokémon's rotation speed increases sharply." 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. Klang can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.