Scizor 86/159 · Crown Zenith

Crown Zenith is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 20 January 2023. The printed size is 159. This checklist is longer, at 160 cards. Scizor is 86/159, in position 86 of 160 on this checklist. Before it is 85 Galarian Perrserker, and after it is 87 Aron. The listed rarity is Rare.

Scizor is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Scizor (#212), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Scyther. In this catalog that name is Scyther (#123).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Scizor (#212) has 35 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Scizor 33/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 34 other cards of Scizor list a different HP.

The attack X-Scissor lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Dangerous Claws is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, this attack does 80 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Bulky pincers account for one third of Scizor's body weight. A single swing of one of these pincers will crush a boulder completely." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Crown Zenith, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Crown Zenith set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Scizor can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.