Latias 9/20 · Dragon Vault

Latias is Pokédex #380, generation 3 (Hoenn). Latias is a Basic Dragon Pokémon with 100 HP.

Latias sits at 9/20 in Dragon Vault, position 9 of 21. Before it is 8 Salamence, and after it is 10 Latios. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on October 5, 2012. The printed size is 20. This checklist is longer, at 21 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Energy Assist lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Sky Heal is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Psychic. If Latios is on your Bench, heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Dragon ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Its body is covered in a down that can refract light in such a way that it becomes invisible."

Latias (#380) has 33 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 Latias 14/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hideaki Hakozaki illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 31 other cards of Latias list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hideaki Hakozaki. I count 35 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

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