Moltres 149/147 · Supreme Victors

Supreme Victors is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on August 19, 2009. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 153 cards. Moltres is 149/147, in position 149 of 153 on this checklist. Before it is 148 Articuno, and after it is 150 Zapdos. The collector number is above the printed set size of 147. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists level 33. In the Pokédex this is Moltres (#146), generation 1 (Kanto).

Toshinao Aoki illustrated this card. The same name is on 57 other cards in the catalog.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 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). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Secret. 39 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The attack Hyper Flame lists 60 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire. Flip a coin. If heads, discard a Fire Energy attached to Moltres. If tails, discard all Energy attached to Moltres. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The flames on this legendary Pokémon's wings burn so brightly that they can make night seem like day."

I keep a set binder for Supreme Victors, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Supreme Victors set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.