Talonflame 10/119 · Phantom Forces

Talonflame is Pokédex #663, generation 6 (Kalos). Talonflame is a Stage 2 Fire Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Fletchinder. In this catalog that name is Fletchinder (#662).

Talonflame sits at 10/119 in Phantom Forces, position 10 of 124. Before it is 9 Fletchinder, and after it is 11 Litleo. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Acrobatics lists 30+ damage. The cost is Fire. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads. Jet Shoot is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is increased by 40 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "In the fever of an exciting battle, it showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air."

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). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Talonflame list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Phantom Forces set binder is where a full Phantom Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Talonflame can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.