Salamence ex 96/108 · Power Keepers

Power Keepers is a set in the EX series. It was released on February 2, 2007. The printed size is 108, and the checklist is the same length. Salamence ex is 96/108, in position 96 of 108 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Metagross ex, and after it is 97 Shiftry ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

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

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this card. The same name is on 721 other cards in the catalog.

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. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. 26 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

The attack Volcanic Flame lists 150 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. Discard the top 5 cards from your deck. Hydro Wave is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Discard all Water Energy attached to Salamence ex. This attack does 30 damage to each 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.

I keep a set binder for Power Keepers, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Power Keepers set binder. 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 Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.