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 HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Wizards Black Star Promos English card no. 45 Japanese expansion Extended Sheet 3 Japanese rarity Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set Japanese Deck Green Deck TCG GB2 set Legendary Power TCG GB2 ID B12 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 first released as one of the Wizards Black Star Promos.

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 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

This card was released as a Wizards Black Star Promotional card made available through Pokémon Leagues in April 2002. The "Benching or evolving" clause is mistakenly not italicized. In Japan, it was first released as part of the Extended Sheet 3 of the Vending Machine cards. It was later reprinted in the Green Deck of the Quick Starter Gift Set as an exclusive Holofoil card.

Trivia

Origin

This card's English 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.