Scyther (Undaunted 36)

Scyther   ストライク Strike

Illus. Wataru Kawahara/Direc. Shinji Higuchi

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Scyther Type Grass HP 60 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Undaunted Rarity English card no. 36/90 Japanese expansion Reviving Legends Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 005/080 Japanese expansion L-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 049/L-P 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 part of the Undaunted expansion.

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• Card text
  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Afterimage Strike

ざんぞうぎり

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During your opponent's next turn, if Scyther would be damaged by an attack, flip a coin. If heads, prevent that attack's damage done to Scyther.

Pokédex data

Scyther - Mantis Pokémon

No.

123

Height

4'11" (1.5 m)

Weight

123.5 lbs. (56.0 kg)

Pokédex entry

When it moves, it leaves only a blur. If it hides in grass, its protective colors make it invisible.

うごいても ざんぞうしか みえない。 とまっても くさむらに みをかくすと ほごしょくで わからない。

Release information

This card was released in the English Undaunted expansion, originating from the Japanese Reviving Legends expansion. In Japan, a Cosmos Holofoil L-P Promotional print of this card was awarded as a prize to participants of the Reviving Legends Release Commemoration events held in January 2010. This print has the Pokémon Card Game LEGEND logo in the top right of the illustration box and the Reviving Legends logo on the bottom left.

Trivia

Concept art by Shinji Higuchi

• This card and its evolution are the only cards with a credited director. Both cards were directed by Shinji Higuchi.
• The initial concept art for this card was revealed in an interview with Shinji Higuchi and Tsunekazu Ishihara published by ASCII Magazine on November 30, 2009. The concept art was illustrated by Higuchi before being recreated in a 3DCG style by Wataru Kawahara.

Origin

This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon SoulSilver.

References

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