Elgyem BW55/101 · BW Black Star Promos

Elgyem is Pokédex #605, generation 5 (Unova). Elgyem is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Beheeyem, Beheeyem (#606) under evolves to.

Elgyem sits at BW55/101 in BW Black Star Promos, position 55 of 101. Before it is BW54 Pikachu, and after it is BW56 Empoleon. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on March 1, 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

Weak Barrier is listed as Ability. If this Pokémon has any Psychic Energy attached to it, this Pokémon has no Weakness. The attack Quick Blow lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It uses its strong psychic power to squeeze its opponent's brain, causing unendurable headaches."

Elgyem (#605) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Elgyem 54/101 in Noble Victories (2011). Both list 60 HP. The rarity there is Common, and here it is Promo. sui illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 1 other cards of Elgyem list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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