Groudon-EX 106/108 · Dark Explorers

Dark Explorers is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Groudon-EX is 106/108, in position 106 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 105 Raikou-EX, and after it is 107 Darkrai-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Groudon-EX is a Basic EX Fighting Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Groudon (#383), generation 3 (Hoenn).

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

Groudon (#383) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Groudon ex 2/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Groudon ex, while this one is Groudon-EX. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Kazuo Yazawa illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 29 other cards of Groudon list a different HP.

The attack Tromp lists 20 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless. Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Giant Claw is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon already has 2 or more damage counters on it, this attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 4. 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 Dark Explorers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dark Explorers set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Groudon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. I still need this card.