Team Magma's Lairon 36/95 · Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Lairon is Pokédex #305, generation 3 (Hoenn). Team Magma's Lairon is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Team Magma's Aron. In this catalog that name is Aron (#304). The card lists Aggron, Aggron (#306) under evolves to.

Team Magma's Lairon sits at 36/95 in Team Magma vs Team Aqua, position 36 of 97. Before it is 35 Team Magma's Houndour, and after it is 37 Team Magma's Mightyena. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 March 2004. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 97 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Gnaw lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Land Sonic is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Lairon (#305) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Lairon 36/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Lairon, while this one is Team Magma's Lairon. Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hiromichi Sugiyama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 18 other cards of Lairon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hiromichi Sugiyama. I count 32 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Team Magma vs Team Aqua set binder is where a full Team Magma vs Team Aqua set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lairon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon and Team Aqua and Team Magma. I still need this card.