Lugia 22/25 · Celebrations

Celebrations is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on October 8, 2021. The printed size is 25, and the checklist is the same length. Lugia is 22/25, in position 22 of 25 on this checklist. Before it is 21 Solgaleo, and after it is 23 Professor's Research (Professor Oak). The listed rarity is Rare.

Lugia is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lugia (#249), generation 2 (Johto).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lugia 9/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The attack Aero Ball lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokémon. Deep Crush is another attack lists 160 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for Celebrations, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Celebrations set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.