Persian 200/264 · 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. Persian is 200/264, in position 200 of 284 on this checklist. Before it is 199 Meowth, and after it is 201 Dodrio V. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Persian is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Persian (#053), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Meowth. In this catalog that name is Meowth (#052).

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

Persian (#053) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2025. The earliest other card is Persian 42/64 in Jungle (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Lee HyunJung illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Persian list a different HP.

The attack Pay Day lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Draw a card. Bite is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its elegant and refined behavior clashes with that of the barbaric Perrserker. The relationship between the two is one of mutual disdain." 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. Persian can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.