Exploud 3/106 · Emerald

Emerald is a set in the EX series. It was released on May 1, 2005. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 107 cards. Exploud is 3/106, in position 3 of 107 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Deoxys, and after it is 4 Gardevoir. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Exploud is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Exploud (#295), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Loudred. In this catalog that name is Loudred (#294).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Exploud (#295) has 10 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2023. The earliest other card is Exploud 6/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Tomokazu Komiya illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Exploud list a different HP.

The attack Collect lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Draw 3 cards. Body Slam is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Hyper Voice is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Mega Throw is another attack lists 60+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Pokémon-ex, this attack does 60 damage plus 40 more damage. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2.

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