Talonflame 140/203 · 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. Talonflame is 140/203, in position 140 of 237 on this checklist. Before it is 139 Fletchinder, and after it is 141 Aroma Lady. The listed rarity is Rare.

Talonflame is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 140 HP. In the Pokédex this is Talonflame (#663), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Fletchinder. In this catalog that name is Fletchinder (#662).

Tika Matsuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 48 other cards in the catalog.

Talonflame (#663) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Talonflame 28/146 in XY (2014). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Tika Matsuno illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Talonflame list a different HP.

The attack Clutch lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Nitro Dive is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Fire Energy attached, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "Bird Pokémon make up most of its diet. It approaches at high speeds and smacks them down to the ground with its powerful kick." 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. Talonflame can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.