Mandibuzz 93/149 · Boundaries Crossed

Mandibuzz is Pokédex #630, generation 5 (Unova). Mandibuzz is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Vullaby. In this catalog that name is Vullaby (#629).

Mandibuzz sits at 93/149 in Boundaries Crossed, position 93 of 153. Before it is 92 Vullaby, and after it is 94 Scizor. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on 7 November 2012. The printed size is 149. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Gust lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Dual Cut is another attack lists 80× damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 80 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It makes a nest out of the bones it finds. It grabs weakened prey in its talons and hauls it to its nest of bones."

Mandibuzz (#630) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Mandibuzz 73/114 in Black & White (2011). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Mandibuzz list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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