Zorua 70/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 9 May 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Zorua is 70/108, in position 70 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 69 Zorua, and after it is 71 Zoroark. The listed rarity is Common.

Zorua is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zorua (#570), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Zoroark, Zoroark (#571) under evolves to.

Akira Komayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 239 other cards in the catalog.

Zorua (#570) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zorua BW12/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Zorua list a different HP.

The attack Paralyzing Gaze lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Shadow Bind is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "To protect themselves from danger, they hide their true identities by transforming into people and Pokémon."

I keep a set binder for Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zorua can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.