Kingdra 17/95 · HS—Unleashed

HS—Unleashed is a set in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on May 12, 2010. The printed size is 95. This checklist is longer, at 96 cards. Kingdra is 17/95, in position 17 of 96 on this checklist. Before it is 16 Floatzel, and after it is 18 Lanturn. The listed rarity is Rare.

Kingdra is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kingdra (#230), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Seadra. In this catalog that name is Seadra (#117).

Shin Nagasawa illustrated this card. The same name is on 303 other cards in the catalog.

Kingdra (#230) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Kingdra 8/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Shin Nagasawa illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 23 other cards of Kingdra list a different HP.

The attack Water Arrow lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Stream Pump is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may do 50 damage plus 30 more damage. If you do, return an Energy card attached to Kingdra to your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It sleeps deep on the ocean floor to build its energy. It is said to cause tornadoes as it wakes."

I keep a set binder for HS—Unleashed, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the HS—Unleashed set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kingdra can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.