Moltres ex 31/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Moltres is Pokédex #146, generation 1 (Kanto). Moltres ex is a Basic EX Fire Pokémon with 100 HP.

Moltres ex sits at 31/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 31 of 40. Before it is 30 Suicune, and after it is 32 Articuno ex. The set belongs to the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

Synchronized Lift is listed as Poké-Body. As long as you have Articuno ex and Zapdos ex in play, the Retreat Cost for Moltres ex is 0. The attack Flame Gift lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. You may move a Fire Energy card attached to Moltres ex to 1 of your Pokémon. Scorching Wing is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Discard all Fire Energy attached to Moltres ex. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Moltres, while this one is Moltres ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Ken Ikuji illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 40 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Ikuji. I count 16 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Nintendo Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.