Drapion 65/111 · Furious Fists

Furious Fists is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 13, 2014. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. Drapion is 65/111, in position 66 of 114 on this checklist. Before it is 64 Hawlucha-EX, and after it is 66 Scraggy. The listed rarity is Rare.

Drapion is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Drapion (#452), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Skorupi. In this catalog that name is Skorupi (#451).

Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this card. The same name is on 155 other cards in the catalog.

Drapion (#452) has 18 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Drapion 23/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. Both list the rarity Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Drapion list a different HP.

The attack Venoshock lists 20+ damage. The cost is Darkness. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 40 more damage. Venomous Fang is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It takes great pride in its strength. Even though it can tear foes apart, it finishes them off with powerful poison."

I keep a set binder for Furious Fists, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Furious Fists set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Drapion can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.