Emolga 49/99 · Next Destinies

Emolga is Pokédex #587, generation 5 (Unova). Emolga is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 70 HP.

Emolga sits at 49/99 in Next Destinies, position 49 of 103. Before it is 48 Zebstrika, and after it is 50 Zekrom. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

The attack Bounce lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The energy made in its cheeks' electric pouches is stored inside its membrane and released while it is gliding."

Emolga (#587) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Emolga 32/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Emolga list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Next Destinies set binder is where a full Next Destinies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Emolga can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.