Salamence ex 156/128 · 30th Celebration

Salamence is Pokédex #373, generation 3 (Hoenn). Salamence ex is a Stage 2 ex Dragon Pokémon with 330 HP. The card says it evolves from Shelgon. In this catalog that name is Shelgon (#372).

Salamence ex sits at 156/128 in 30th Celebration, position 156 of 161. Before it is 155 Jirachi ex, and after it is 157 Mewtwo ex. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on September 16, 2026. The printed size is 128. This checklist is longer, at 161 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 128. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

The attack Booming Call lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put up to 3 Dragon Pokémon from your discard pile onto your Bench. Dragon Pulse is another attack lists 240 damage. The cost is Fire, Water. Discard the top 2 cards of your deck. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is J.

Salamence (#373) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Salamence 10/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Salamence, while this one is Salamence ex. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 330 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. 29 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryota Murayama. I count 55 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

30th Celebration set binder is where a full 30th Celebration set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Salamence can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dragon-type cards, Special Illustration Rares, and Pseudo-legendary lines. I still need this card.