Emboar 25/163 · Battle Styles

Battle Styles is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on March 19, 2021. The printed size is 163. This checklist is longer, at 183 cards. Emboar is 25/163, in position 25 of 183 on this checklist. Before it is 24 Pignite, and after it is 26 Heatmor. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Emboar is a Stage 2 Single Strike Fire Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Emboar (#500), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Pignite. In this catalog that name is Pignite (#499).

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

Emboar (#500) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Emboar BW21/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Emboar list a different HP.

Fighting Fury Stance is listed as Ability. Your Single Strike Pokémon's attacks do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Heat Crash lists 130 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It has mastered fast and powerful fighting moves. It grows a beard of fire." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Battle Styles, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Battle Styles set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Emboar can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.