Latios-EX 86/116 · Plasma Freeze

Latios is Pokédex #381, generation 3 (Hoenn). Latios-EX is a Basic EX Dragon Pokémon with 170 HP. The card lists M Latios-EX, Latios (#381) under evolves to.

Latios-EX sits at 86/116 in Plasma Freeze, position 86 of 122. Before it is 85 Latias-EX, and after it is 87 Rattata. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 8, 2013. The printed size is 116. This checklist is longer, at 122 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Mach Flight lists 40 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Luster Purge is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Water, Psychic, Colorless. Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Dragon ×2. 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.

Latios (#381) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 23 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Latios 15/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Latios, while this one is Latios-EX. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 29 other cards of Latios list a different HP.

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

Plasma Freeze set binder is where a full Plasma Freeze set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Latios can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.