The second gift card is the sharp and determined Pawniard. This common card from the Sword & Shield era set Fusion Arts features a dynamic piece of art that perfectly captures the Pokémon’s fierce nature and provides a direct link to the geological sciences.
Card Details
- Pokémon Name: Pawniard (コマタナ)
- Set: Fusion Arts (s8)
- Year: 2021
- Card Number: 080-108
- Rarity/Edition: Common
- Artist: Hitoshi Ariga
- National Pokédex No.: 624
Card Text & Attacks
- Type: Metal
- HP: 70
- Attack 1:
- Japanese: トリプルカッター
- Romaji: Toripuru Kattā
- English: Triple Cutter
- Cost: [Metal]
- Damage: 10x
- Effect: Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage for each heads.
- Weakness: Fire x2
- Resistance: Grass -30
- Retreat Cost: [Colourless]
- Pokédex Entry:
- Japanese: 獲物にも 恐れず 挑む。 いざとなると 相手に しがみつき 体中の 刃で 貫く。
- Romaji: Emono ni mo osorezu idomu. Iza to naru to aite ni shigamitsuki karadajū no yaiba de tsuranuku.
- English: It fearlessly challenges its prey. When the time comes, it clings to its opponent and pierces them with the blades covering its body.
Collector’s Notes
This Pawniard is a Common card from the Japanese set Fusion Arts (s8), a late Sword & Shield era release that introduced the “Fusion Strike” gameplay mechanic. The artwork by Hitoshi Ariga, known for his dynamic and action-oriented style, shows Pawniard charging through tall grass, blades at the ready. The sense of movement and determination is perfectly captured.
As a Friend of Geopik, Pawniard has one of the strongest possible thematic links. As a Metal-type Pokémon, its entire biology is based on geology. The sharp blades that form its body are forged from metal, which is derived from metallic ores mined from the Earth’s crust. This card represents the science of metallurgy, the process of extracting, refining, and shaping minerals and metals. Pawniard is a living embodiment of the journey from raw, earthen ore to a refined, polished, and incredibly hard final product. It is a natural ambassador for the geological processes that give us the foundational materials of civilisation.
