Cascoon 6/108 · 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. Cascoon is 6/108, in position 6 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 5 Beautifly, and after it is 7 Dustox. The listed rarity is Common.

Cascoon is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Cascoon (#268), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Wurmple. In this catalog that name is Wurmple (#265). The card lists Dustox, Dustox (#269) under evolves to.

MAHOU illustrated this card. The same name is on 122 other cards in the catalog.

Cascoon (#268) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cascoon 26/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and MAHOU illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 4 other cards of Cascoon list a different HP.

The attack Poison Sting lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Iron Defense is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It never forgets any attack it endured while in the cocoon. After evolution, it seeks payback."

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. Cascoon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.