Simisear 23/146 · XY

XY is a set in the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. Simisear is 23/146, in position 23 of 146 on this checklist. Before it is 22 Pansear, and after it is 24 Fennekin. The listed rarity is Rare.

Simisear is a Stage 1 Fire Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Simisear (#514), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Pansear. In this catalog that name is Pansear (#513).

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Simisear (#514) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Simisear 22/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Simisear list a different HP.

The attack Yawn lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep. Flamethrower is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A flame burns inside its body. It scatters embers from its head and tail to sear its opponents."

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