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Ursaring

Card 18/115

EX-era (2005) Unseen Forces Ursaring — mid-era colorless-type print.

Unseen ForcesSet
2005Released
Rare HoloRarity
Atsuko NishidaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Stage 1 (evolves from Teddiursa)
HP 80
TypeColorless
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorAtsuko Nishida
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●●
SetUnseen Forces
Released2005

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Rare Holo
Foiling
Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork. Reverse-holo parallel exists with the holo pattern applied to the background.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo~$26 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.
Reverse Holo~$37 TCGplayer market for the reverse-holo parallel (asking-price proxy).

TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Ursaring — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #217).
  • Required for any complete Ursaring master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Unseen Forces set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Stage 1 Ursaring with 80 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Intimidating Ring

As long as Ursaring is your Active Pokémon, your opponent's Basic Pokémon can't attack or use any Poké-Powers.

Drag Off Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 20 damage

Before doing damage, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with the Defending Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 20 damage to the new Defending Pokémon. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch.

Rock Smash Cost: Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 40+ damage

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness
Fighting ×2
Retreat cost
2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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