Ferrothorn 122/195 · Silver Tempest

Silver Tempest is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 11 November 2022. The printed size is 195. This checklist is longer, at 215 cards. Ferrothorn is 122/195, in position 122 of 215 on this checklist. Before it is 121 Ferroseed, and after it is 123 Klink. 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).

Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this card. The same name is on 134 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 Anesaki Dynamic illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Ferrothorn list a different HP.

The attack Spinning Attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Whip Smash is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. 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 F.

I keep a set binder for Silver Tempest, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Silver Tempest 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.