Scyther (Wizards Promo 45)

Scyther LV.23 ストライク Strike

Illus. Hironobu Yoshida

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Scyther Type Grass Hit Points 60 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 45 Japanese expansion Vending Machine cards Series 3 Japanese rarity For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Scyther.

Scyther (Japanese: ストライク Strike) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was released as a Promotional card.

Card text

Slashing Strike スラッシュダウン 40

Scyther can't use this attack during your next turn. (Benching or evolving Scyther ends this effect.)

Pokédex data

Scyther - Mantis Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
123	4'11" (1.5 m)	123 lbs. (56.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one.
忍者のようなすばやさ。あまりに早く動いた時は何匹もいる様に見える。

Release information

In Japan, this card is part of Series 3 from the Vending Machine card collection. A holographic variant was later released in the Quick Starter Gift Set. The English version of the card was available as a Promotional card through the Pokémon League in April 2002.

Trivia

The "Benching or evolving" clause in parenthesis isn't in italics when it should be.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.