Lugia ex 105/115 · Unseen Forces

Lugia is Pokédex #249, generation 2 (Johto). Lugia ex is a Basic ex Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP.

Lugia ex sits at 105/115 in Unseen Forces, position 107 of 145. Before it is 104 Ho-Oh ex, and after it is 106 Meganium ex. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Silver Sparkle is listed as Poké-Body. If Lugia ex is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Lugia ex is Knocked Out), flip a coin. If heads, choose an Energy card attached to the Attacking Pokémon and return it to your opponent's hand. The attack Elemental Blast lists 200 damage. The cost is Fire, Water, Lightning. Discard a Fire Energy, Water Energy, and Lightning Energy attached to Lugia ex. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 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 is named Lugia, while this one is Lugia ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 36 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hikaru Koike. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unseen Forces set binder is where a full Unseen Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Lugia cards. I still need this card.