Latios δ 9/113 · Delta Species

Latios is Pokédex #381, generation 3 (Hoenn). Latios δ is a Basic Lightning Metal Pokémon with 80 HP.

Latios δ sits at 9/113 in Delta Species, position 9 of 114. Before it is 8 Latias δ, and after it is 10 Marowak δ. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on October 31, 2005. The printed size is 113. This checklist is longer, at 114 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Delta Aura is listed as Poké-Body. If you have Latias or Latias ex in play, the attack cost of Latios's Psychic Force is now Lightning MetalColorless. The attack Dragon Claw lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Psychic Force is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Lightning, Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has no Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon in play, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Grass -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: This Pokémon is both Lightning Metal type.

Latios (#381) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Latios 15/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Latios, while this one is Latios δ. Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 31 other cards of Latios list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryo Ueda. I count 462 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Delta Species set binder is where a full Delta Species set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Latios can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Delta Species cards. I still need this card.