Tornadus-EX 90/108 · 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. Tornadus-EX is 90/108, in position 90 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 89 Haxorus, and after it is 91 Cheren. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Tornadus-EX is a Basic EX Colorless Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Tornadus (#641), generation 5 (Unova).

Shizurow illustrated this card. The same name is on 79 other cards in the catalog.

Tornadus (#641) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Tornadus BW42/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Tornadus, while this one is Tornadus-EX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Shizurow illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Tornadus list a different HP.

The attack Blow Through lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 30 more damage. Power Blast is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. 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. Tornadus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.