Iron Thorns #281 from Start Deck 100 Battle Collection - Illustrated by Takeshi Nakamura
Lightning

Iron Thorns

#281/774 in Start Deck 100 Battle Collection, 140 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Takeshi Nakamura.

Card number
#281/774
HP
140 HP
Type
Lightning
Language
Japanese
Release date
December 19, 2025
Illustrator
Takeshi Nakamura
Original name
テツノイバラ
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Collector Notes

Iron Thorns

Iron Thorns appears in the Japanese print of Start Deck 100 Battle Collection, released on December 19, 2025. Iron Thorns is a 140 HP. The Start Deck 100 Battle Collection set contains 774 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Takeshi Nakamura.

Collector Insights

Iron Thorns is a Pokémon with 140 HP. It features two attacks: Destructo-Press and Megaton Lariat. Destructo-Press costs one Lightning and one Colorless energy, dealing 70× damage and requiring the player to reveal the top five deck cards. The attack inflicts 70 damage per Future card found, then discards those cards and shuffles the rest back into the deck. Megaton Lariat demands three Lightning and one Colorless energy, delivering 140 damage without additional effects. The card was released in the Start Deck 100 Battle Collection set on December 19, 2025. Artist Takeshi Nakamura designed the card. Its mechanics focus on deck interaction and damage output through specific energy costs.

Some of its notable features match those of an object named within a certain expedition journal as Iron Thorns.

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