Excadrill 183/264 · Fusion Strike

Fusion Strike is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. Excadrill is 183/264, in position 183 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 182 Skarmory, and after it is 184 Durant. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Excadrill is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Excadrill (#530), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Drilbur. In this catalog that name is Drilbur (#529).

Lee HyunJung illustrated this card. The same name is on 28 other cards in the catalog.

Excadrill (#530) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Excadrill 56/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Lee HyunJung illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Excadrill list a different HP.

The attack Metal Claw lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Rock Tomb is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Known as the Drill King, this Pokémon can tunnel through the terrain at speeds of over 90 mph." The regulation mark is E.

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