Ursaring 139/189 · 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. Ursaring is 139/189, in position 139 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 138 Teddiursa, and after it is 140 Lugia. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Ursaring is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ursaring (#217), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Teddiursa. In this catalog that name is Teddiursa (#216).

Uta illustrated this card. The same name is on 50 other cards in the catalog.

Ursaring (#217) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2001 to 2022. The earliest other card is Ursaring 15/75 in Neo Discovery (2001). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and Uta illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Ursaring list a different HP.

The attack Hammer Arm lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard the top card of your opponent's deck. Claw Slash is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Although it has a large body, it is quite skilled at climbing trees. It eats and sleeps in the treetops." 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. Ursaring can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.