Cobalion-EX 133/135 · Plasma Storm

Cobalion is Pokédex #638, generation 5 (Unova). Cobalion-EX is a Basic EX Metal Pokémon with 180 HP.

Cobalion-EX sits at 133/135 in Plasma Storm, position 133 of 138. Before it is 132 Articuno-EX, and after it is 134 Lugia-EX. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

The attack Righteous Edge lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal. Discard a Special Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. Steel Bullet is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Cobalion (#638) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Cobalion BW72/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Cobalion, while this one is Cobalion-EX. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 16 other cards of Cobalion list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryo Ueda. I count 462 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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