Scyther 123/165 · 151

151 is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 22 September 2023. The printed size is 165. This checklist is longer, at 207 cards. Scyther is 123/165, in position 123 of 207 on this checklist. Before it is 122 Mr. Mime, and after it is 124 Jynx ex. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Scyther is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scyther (#123), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists Scizor, Scizor (#212) under evolves to.

Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 100 other cards in the catalog.

Scyther (#123) has 31 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Scyther 10/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hideki Ishikawa illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Scyther list a different HP.

The attack Helpful Slash lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Attach a Basic Grass Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Slicing Blade is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. The flavor text reads "It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for 151, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the 151 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scyther can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Bug Pokémon. I still need this card.