Altaria ex 90/106 · 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. Altaria ex is 90/106, in position 90 of 107 on this checklist. Before it is 89 Multi Energy, and after it is 91 Cacturne ex. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Altaria ex is a Stage 1 ex Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Altaria (#334), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Swablu. In this catalog that name is Swablu (#333).

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

Altaria (#334) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Altaria 2/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Altaria, while this one is Altaria ex. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Altaria list a different HP.

Mist is listed as Poké-Body. Any damage done to Altaria ex by attacks from Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's) is reduced by 30 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Dive lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Dragon Mist is another attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Water, Lightning, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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. Altaria can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.