Sceptile ex 93/95 · Team Magma vs Team Aqua

Team Magma vs Team Aqua is a set in the EX series. It was released on March 1, 2004. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 97 cards. Sceptile ex is 93/95, in position 93 of 97 on this checklist. Before it is 92 Raikou ex, and after it is 94 Suicune ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Sceptile ex is a Stage 2 ex Grass Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Sceptile (#254), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Grovyle. In this catalog that name is Grovyle (#253).

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

Sceptile (#254) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2018. The earliest other card is Sceptile 11/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Sceptile, while this one is Sceptile ex. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 23 other cards of Sceptile list a different HP.

The attack Green Heal lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. Remove 4 damage counters from each of your Pokémon that has Grass Energy attached. If that Pokémon has less than 4 damage counters, remove all of them. Poison Ring is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn. Slashing Strike is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Sceptile ex can't use Slashing Strike during your next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2 and Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -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 Team Magma vs Team Aqua, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Team Magma vs Team Aqua set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Sceptile can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.