Ferrothorn 131/202 · Sword & Shield

Sword & Shield is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 7 February 2020. The printed size is 202. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Ferrothorn is 131/202, in position 131 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is 130 Ferroseed, and after it is 132 Galarian Stunfisk. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Ferrothorn is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ferrothorn (#598), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Ferroseed. In this catalog that name is Ferroseed (#597).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Ferrothorn (#598) has 12 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ferrothorn 72/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Shin Nagasawa illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Ferrothorn list a different HP.

The attack Triple Smash lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 30 damage for each heads. Energy Slap is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. You may move all Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon scrapes its spikes across rocks, and then uses the tips of its feelers to absorb the nutrients it finds within the stone." The regulation mark is D.

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