Pinsir 1/203 · Evolving Skies

Evolving Skies is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 27, 2021. The printed size is 203. This checklist is longer, at 237 cards. Pinsir is 1/203, in position 1 of 237 on this checklist. The next card is 2 Hoppip. The listed rarity is Rare.

Pinsir is a Basic Single Strike Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Pinsir (#127), generation 1 (Kanto).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Pinsir (#127) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Pinsir 9/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 19 other cards of Pinsir list a different HP.

Vise Coach is listed as Ability. Damage from your Single Strike Pokémon's attacks isn't affected by your opponent's Active Pokémon's Resistance. The attack Seismic Toss lists 110 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Although it's tough, it can't handle cold well. When night falls, it buries itself in leafage and sleeps." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Evolving Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Evolving Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Pinsir can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Card number 1, Night and moon Pokémon, and Single Strike. I still need this card.