Groudon ex 93/101 · Hidden Legends

Groudon is Pokédex #383, generation 3 (Hoenn). Groudon ex is a Basic ex Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP.

Groudon ex sits at 93/101 in Hidden Legends, position 93 of 102. Before it is 92 Steven's Advice, and after it is 94 Kyogre ex. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on June 1, 2004. The printed size is 101. This checklist is longer, at 102 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Mark of Antiquity is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Groudon ex is your Active Pokémon, each player's Kyogre ex and Rayquaza ex can't attack. The attack Rock Tumble lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance. Crushing Mantle is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. You may discard from your hand as many Energy cards as you like. If you do, this attack does 50 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy card you discarded. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Groudon (#383) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Groudon ex 2/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Kazuo Yazawa illustrated that card, and Hikaru Koike illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Groudon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hikaru Koike. I count 46 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Hidden Legends set binder is where a full Hidden Legends set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Groudon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. I still need this card.