Salamence ex δ 98/101 · Dragon Frontiers

Salamence is Pokédex #373, generation 3 (Hoenn). Salamence ex δ is a Stage 2 ex Water Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Shelgon. In this catalog that name is Shelgon (#372).

Salamence ex δ sits at 98/101 in Dragon Frontiers, position 98 of 101. Before it is 97 Rayquaza ex δ, and after it is 99 Tyranitar ex δ. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on November 1, 2006. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Type Shift is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Salamence ex's type is Fire until the end of your turn. The attack Claw Swipe lists 60 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. Dual Stream is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may do up to 40 damage instead of 80 to the Defending Pokémon. If you do, this attack does 40 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Fire -30 and Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Salamence (#373) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Salamence 10/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Salamence, while this one is Salamence ex δ. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

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

Dragon Frontiers set binder is where a full Dragon Frontiers set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Salamence 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.