Arceus LV.X DP56/56 · DP Black Star Promos

DP Black Star Promos is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on May 1, 2007. The printed size is 56, and the checklist is the same length. Arceus LV.X is DP56/56, in position 56 of 56 on this checklist. The card before it is DP55 Ultimate Zone. The listed rarity is Promo.

Arceus LV.X is a Level-Up Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level X. In the Pokédex this is Arceus (#493), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Arceus. In this catalog that name is Arceus (#493).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Arceus (#493) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Arceus DP50/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Arceus, while this one is Arceus LV.X. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Kunihiko Yuyama illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 29 other cards of Arceus list a different HP.

Multitype is listed as Poké-Body. Arceus LV.X's type is the same as its previous Level. The attack Meteor Blast lists 100 damage. The cost is Grass, Fire, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack's base damage is 50 instead of 100. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. The card text says: Put this card onto your Active Arceus. Arceus LV.X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous level.

I keep a set binder for DP Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the DP Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arceus can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.