Xerneas-EX 97/25 · Celebrations: Classic Collection

Xerneas is Pokédex #716, generation 6 (Kalos). Xerneas-EX is a Basic EX Fairy Pokémon with 170 HP.

Xerneas-EX sits at 97/25 in Celebrations: Classic Collection, position 17 of 22. Before it is 93 Gardevoir ex δ, and after it is 107 Donphan. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on October 8, 2021. The printed size is 25. This checklist is longer, at 22 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 25. The listed rarity is Classic Collection.

The attack Break Through lists 60 damage. The cost is Fairy, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) X Blast is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Fairy, Fairy, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use X Blast during your next turn. Weakness is Metal ×2. Resistance is Darkness -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.

Xerneas (#716) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Xerneas XY05/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Xerneas, while this one is Xerneas-EX. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Classic Collection. 18 other cards of Xerneas list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Celebrations: Classic Collection set binder is where a full Celebrations: Classic Collection set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Xerneas can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.