Dragonite ex 90/97 · Dragon

Dragon is a set in the EX series. It was released on November 24, 2003. The printed size is 97. This checklist is longer, at 100 cards. Dragonite ex is 90/97, in position 90 of 100 on this checklist. Before it is 89 Ampharos ex, and after it is 91 Golem ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Dragonite ex is a Stage 2 ex Colorless Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonite (#149), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dragonair. In this catalog that name is Dragonair (#148).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Dragonite (#149) has 48 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonite 5/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Dragonite, while this one is Dragonite ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 44 other cards of Dragonite list a different HP.

Call for Power is listed as Poké-Power. As often as you like during your turn, you may move an Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon to Dragonite ex. This power can't be used if Dragonite ex is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Dragon Wave lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning. Discard a Water Energy card and a Lightning Energy card attached to Dragonite ex. Giant Tail is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Resistance is Grass -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 Dragon, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Dragon set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.