Honchkrow 73/124 · Dragons Exalted

Dragons Exalted is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on August 15, 2012. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 128 cards. Honchkrow is 73/124, in position 73 of 128 on this checklist. Before it is 72 Murkrow, and after it is 74 Houndour. The listed rarity is Rare.

Honchkrow is a Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Honchkrow (#430), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Murkrow. In this catalog that name is Murkrow (#198).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Honchkrow (#430) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Honchkrow 10/123 in Mysterious Treasures (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kazuyuki Kano illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 18 other cards of Honchkrow list a different HP.

The attack Whirlwind lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. You may have your opponent switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Diving Swipe is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a random card from your opponent's hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "If one utters a deep cry, many Murkrow gather quickly. For this, it is called "Summoner of Night.""

I keep a set binder for Dragons Exalted, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragons Exalted set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Honchkrow can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.