Mega Chandelure ex 38/84 · Pitch Black

Chandelure is Pokédex #609, generation 5 (Unova). Mega Chandelure ex is a Stage 2 MEGA ex Psychic Pokémon with 350 HP. The card says it evolves from Lampent. In this catalog that name is Lampent (#608).

Mega Chandelure ex sits at 38/84 in Pitch Black, position 38 of 120. Before it is 37 Lampent, and after it is 39 Dhelmise. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on July 17, 2026. The printed size is 84. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Binding Flame is listed as Ability. Your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost is Colorless more. The attack Phantom Maze lists 130+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic. This attack does 50 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Mega Evolution ex Rule: When your Mega Evolution Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards. The regulation mark is J.

Chandelure (#609) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Chandelure 60/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card is named Chandelure, while this one is Mega Chandelure ex. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 350 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Double Rare. Naoyo Kimura illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Chandelure list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Pitch Black set binder is where a full Pitch Black set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chandelure can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.