Gallade E4 LV.X 106/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Gallade E4 LV.X is 106/111, in position 106 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 105 Flygon LV.X, and after it is 107 Hippowdon LV.X. The listed rarity is Rare Holo LV.X.

Gallade E4 LV.X is a Level-Up SP Psychic Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level X. In the Pokédex this is Gallade (#475), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Gallade E4. In this catalog that name is Gallade (#475).

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Gallade (#475) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gallade 6/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gallade, while this one is Gallade E4 LV.X. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo LV.X. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 19 other cards of Gallade list a different HP.

Blade Storm is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), when you put Gallade E4 LV.X from your hand onto your Active Gallade E4, you may put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon. The attack Aimed Cut lists 40+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Put this card onto your Active Gallade E4. Gallade E4 LV.X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous level.

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