Aggron ex 95/100 · Sandstorm

Sandstorm is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 18, 2003. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. Aggron ex is 95/100, in position 95 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 94 Aerodactyl ex, and after it is 96 Gardevoir ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Aggron ex is a Stage 2 ex Metal Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Aggron (#306), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Lairon. In this catalog that name is Lairon (#305).

Hikaru Koike illustrated this card. The same name is on 46 other cards in the catalog.

Aggron (#306) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Aggron 1/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Aggron, while this one is Aggron ex. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Aggron list a different HP.

The attack Rend lists 30+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 30 damage plus 30 more damage. Metal Surge is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2 and Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -30. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Sandstorm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Sandstorm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Aggron can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.