Thundurus 97/98 · Emerging Powers

Emerging Powers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 31, 2011. The printed size is 98, and the checklist is the same length. Thundurus is 97/98, in position 97 of 98 on this checklist. Before it is 96 Recycle, and after it is 98 Tornadus. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Thundurus is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Thundurus (#642), generation 5 (Unova).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Thundurus (#642) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Thundurus BW41/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 110 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 10 other cards of Thundurus list a different HP.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterward. Disaster Volt is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The spikes on its tail discharge immense bolts of lightning. It flies around the Unova region firing off lightning bolts."

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