Rayquaza 9/106 · 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. Rayquaza is 9/106, in position 9 of 107 on this checklist. Before it is 8 Milotic, and after it is 10 Sceptile. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Rayquaza is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rayquaza (#384), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 other cards in the catalog.

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is Rayquaza. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 55 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The attack Dragon Dance lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. During your next turn, if any of your current Active Pokémon does damage to any Defending Pokémon, the attack does 30 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Dragon Claw is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Fire, Lightning, Colorless. Weakness is Colorless ×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. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.