Kyurem-EX 30/101 · Plasma Blast

Plasma Blast is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 14, 2013. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 105 cards. Kyurem-EX is 30/101, in position 30 of 105 on this checklist. Before it is 29 Ducklett, and after it is 31 Tynamo. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Kyurem-EX is a Basic EX Water Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kyurem (#646), generation 5 (Unova).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Kyurem (#646) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Kyurem-EX BW37/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 180 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Kyurem list a different HP.

The attack Outrage lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Does 10 more damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon. Giga Frost is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Discard 2 Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Plasma Blast, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Blast set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kyurem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.