Talonflame 15/108 · Roaring Skies

Roaring Skies is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. Talonflame is 15/108, in position 15 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 14 Fletchinder, and after it is 16 Articuno. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.

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 Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Talonflame list a different HP.

The attack Grand Loop lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw 3 cards. You may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Brave Bird is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless. This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Water ×2. The flavor text reads "When attacking prey, it can reach speeds of up to 310 mph. It finishes its prey off with a colossal kick."

I keep a set binder for Roaring Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Roaring Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Talonflame can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.