Lucario 53/127 · Platinum

Platinum is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. Lucario is 53/127, in position 53 of 133 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Lombre, and after it is 54 Mightyena. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Lucario is a Stage 1 Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 42. 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 Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Lucario list a different HP.

The attack Aura Sphere lists 30 damage. The cost is Metal. Does 10 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Do the Wave is another attack lists 20+ damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire +20. The flavor text reads "A well-trained one can sense auras to identify and take in the feelings of creatures over half a mile away."

I keep a set binder for Platinum, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Platinum set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lucario can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.