Lucario 19/95 · 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. Lucario is 19/95, in position 19 of 96 on this checklist. Before it is 18 Lanturn, and after it is 20 Ninetales. The listed rarity is Rare.

Lucario is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lucario (#448), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Riolu. In this catalog that name is Riolu (#447).

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

Lucario (#448) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 39 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lucario 6/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Lucario list a different HP.

The attack Bulk Up lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, each of Lucario's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Magnum Punch is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's said that no foe can remain invisible to Lucario, since it can detect auras, even foes it could not otherwise see."

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. Lucario can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Riolu and Lucario. I still need this card.