Moltres 21/53 · Wizards Black Star Promos

Moltres is Pokédex #146, generation 1 (Kanto). Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 33.

Moltres sits at 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos, position 21 of 53. Before it is 20 Psyduck, and after it is 22 Articuno. The set belongs to the Base series. It was released on July 1, 1999. The printed size is 53, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Hyper Flame lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, discard 1 Fire Energy card attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy cards attached to Moltres. If you can't discard Energy cards, this attack does nothing. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day."

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 12/62 in Fossil (1999). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Toshinao Aoki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 39 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Toshinao Aoki. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Wizards Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Wizards Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.