Simisear 27/189 · 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. Simisear is 27/189, in position 27 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 26 Pansear, and after it is 28 Galarian Darmanitan. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Simisear is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Simisear (#514), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Pansear. In this catalog that name is Pansear (#513).

0313 illustrated this card. The same name is on 62 other cards in the catalog.

Simisear (#514) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Simisear 22/114 in Black & White (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and 0313 illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Simisear list a different HP.

The attack Flare lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. Giga Impact is another attack lists 110 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When it gets excited, embers rise from its head and tail and it gets hot. For some reason, it loves sweets." 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. Simisear can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.