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Best of game / #4/9

Rocket’s Scizor

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Best of game
Rarity (source)
None
Illustrator
K. Hoshiba
Source reference
bog-4

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About the species

Scizor’s metal body gives it great resilience, but intense combat can also make it overheat. It then beats its wings to regulate its temperature. Its massive pincers break whatever it sees as a threat, while even its muscles contain metal. The Pokédex depicts a powerful fighter that must constantly balance strength and heat: its armour protects it, but also requires it to keep its body at the right temperature.

This account describes the species in the video games. It does not describe its Trainer’s history or that of this copy, and does not identify the depicted form or sex.

A detail worth noticing

Scizor’s large pincers alone account for roughly a third of its weight. Pokémon Sword explains that a single strike can reduce a boulder to dust. This proportion helps explain the Pokémon’s silhouette and the prominence of its natural weapons, far beyond a simple damage number on a card.

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Card details

HP
60
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
212
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2
Resistance (source)
Grass -30

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Focus

Cost: Colorless

During your next turn, Rocket’s Scizor’s Agility attack’s damage is doubled.

Agility

Cost: Metal · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 20

Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent’s next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Rocket’s Scizor.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard
  • normal · standard · winner
  • normal · jumbo · winner

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