Lugia HGSS02/25 · HGSS Black Star Promos

Lugia is Pokédex #249, generation 2 (Johto). Lugia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 90 HP.

Lugia sits at HGSS02/25 in HGSS Black Star Promos, position 2 of 25. Before it is HGSS01 Ho-Oh, and after it is HGSS03 Pikachu. The set belongs to the HeartGold & SoulSilver series. It was released on February 10, 2010. The printed size is 25, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Wave Splash lists 20 damage. The cost is Water. Aeroblast is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea because its powers are too strong."

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lugia 9/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Takashi Yamaguchi illustrated this one. 35 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Takashi Yamaguchi. I count 18 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

HGSS Black Star Promos set binder is where a full HGSS Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Lugia cards. I still need this card.