Simisear 19/98 · Emerging Powers

Emerging Powers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 31 August 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. Simisear is 19/98, in position 19 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 18 Pansear, and after it is 20 Darumaka. 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).

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 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 Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Simisear list a different HP.

The attack Water's Power lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Water Energy attached to it, the Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Flamethrower is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Discard an 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 Emerging Powers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Emerging Powers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Simisear can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.