Rufflet 87/98 · Emerging Powers

Rufflet is Pokédex #627, generation 5 (Unova). Rufflet is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Braviary, Braviary (#628) under evolves to.

Rufflet sits at 87/98 in Emerging Powers, position 87 of 98. Before it is 86 Rufflet, and after it is 88 Braviary. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on 31 August 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Peck lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Claw is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "They crush berries with their talons. They bravely stand up to any opponent, no matter how strong it is."

Rufflet (#627) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rufflet 86/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Rufflet list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Emerging Powers set binder is where a full Emerging Powers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rufflet can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.