Numel Collector’s Guide: Unified Minds (sm11-23)

Character Intro

Numel from Unified Minds is a Common, number 23, with 90 HP. Its straightforward kit—highlighted by Flamethrower—makes it an easy pickup for collectors and a simple, fire-forward option for casual play.

Quick Facts

Card Stats

• Type: Fire
• Stage: Basic
• Retreat Cost: 4 Colorless Energy
• Weakness: Water ×2
• Attacks:
• Tackle (10 damage, 1 Colorless Energy)
• Flamethrower (80 damage, costs 1 Fire + 3 Colorless; requires discarding an Energy)
• Flavor Text: Its humped back stores intensely hot magma. In rain, the magma cools, slowing its movement.
• Illustrator: Motofumi Fujiwara
• Image:

Key Printings

This Numel is part of the Sun & Moon series, specifically the Unified Minds expansion (set code sm11). It is a Common rarity card and does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Variants & Identifiers

No print variants are known for this exact printing. Identify it by number 23 in Unified Minds, Motofumi Fujiwara’s artwork, the Fire typing, and the notably high retreat cost of 4.

Legality & Play Notes

Legality status: unknown. This card is not currently legal in Standard, Expanded, or Unlimited formats according to available data.

Care & Storage Tips

Protect the card in a sleeve and keep it away from sunlight and moisture to preserve the artwork and cardstock. Given the high retreat cost and the Energy discard on Flamethrower, it fits best in casual play or as a collection staple.

Set-by-Set Micro-summaries

• Unified Minds (sm11): Numel appears as a Basic Fire-type with solid HP and straightforward attacks. Its inclusion supports the set’s Fire lineup and pairs with a flavor text that emphasizes its magma-storing hump.