Iron Treads ex 143/198 · Scarlet & Violet

Iron Treads is Pokédex #990, generation 9 (Paldea). Iron Treads ex is a Basic ex Metal Pokémon with 220 HP.

Iron Treads ex sits at 143/198 in Scarlet & Violet, position 143 of 258. Before it is 142 Revavroom, and after it is 144 Chansey. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 31 March 2023. The printed size is 198. This checklist is longer, at 258 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

The attack Triple Laser lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Cybernetic Wheels is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Metal, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The flavor text reads "It creates a gas out of poison and minerals from rocks. It then detonates the gas in its cylinders— now numbering eight—to generate energy." The regulation mark is G.

Iron Treads (#990) has 5 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Iron Treads ex 73/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. 1 other cards of Iron Treads list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Iron Treads can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paradox Pokémon. I still need this card.