First up in this new batch is the formidable and cleverly designed Klawf. This uncommon card from the Scarlet & Violet era set Raging Surf features the cliff-dwelling Pokémon in a dynamic, action-packed scene that perfectly captures its aggressive nature.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Klawf (ガケガニ)
- Set: Raging Surf (sv3a)
- Year: 2023
- Card Number: 031/062
- Rarity/Edition: Uncommon
- Artist: Yuya Oka
- National Pokédex No.: 0950
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Fighting
- HP: 120
- Attack 1:
- Japanese: ヒステリックシザー
- Romaji: Hisuterikku Shizā
- English: Hysterical Scissors
- Cost: [Colourless][Colourless]
- Damage: 30+
- Effect: If this Pokémon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 160 more damage.
- Attack 2:
- Japanese: ボイルドプレス
- Romaji: Boirudo Puresu
- English: Boiled Press
- Cost: [Fighting][Fighting]
- Damage: 80
- Effect: This Pokémon is now Burned.
- Weakness: Grass x2
- Resistance: None
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless][Colourless][Colourless]
- Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 逆さまになって 崖の 上から 獲物を 狙うが 顔に 血が上るので 長くは 待てない。
- Romaji: Sakasama ni natte gake no ue kara emono o nerau ga kao ni chi ga noboru node nagaku wa matenai.
- English: It hangs upside-down from cliffs to ambush prey from above, but it can’t hold this position for long because the blood rushes to its head.
Collector’s Notes
This Klawf is an Uncommon card from the Japanese set Raging Surf. The artwork by Yuya Oka is wonderfully energetic, showing the Pokémon bursting from a rocky cliff face. The card’s attacks are cleverly designed to work together: “Boiled Press” makes Klawf Burned, which then powers up “Hysterical Scissors” to a massive 190 damage.
Klawf is a premier Geological Pokémon. A pure Rock-type in the video games, its entire identity is built around its habitat. Its Japanese name, Gakegani, literally means “Cliff Crab,” and its English name combines “claw” and “cliff.” The Pokédex entry further solidifies this by describing its unique method of hunting from cliff faces. It is a creature whose biology and behaviour have been shaped entirely by its rocky, vertical environment. As is standard for Rock-types in the TCG, it is represented by the Fighting type.
