Arceus AR9/99 · Arceus

Arceus is Pokédex #493, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Arceus is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 100.

Arceus sits at AR9/99 in Arceus, position 108 of 111. Before it is AR8 Arceus, and after it is SH10 Bagon. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Metal Barrier lists 40 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless, Colorless. Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Arceus by Pokémon LV.X during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. The flavor text reads "It is described in mythology as the Pokémon that shaped the universe with its 1,000 arms."

Arceus (#493) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 10 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Arceus DP50/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). Both list 90 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Kunihiko Yuyama illustrated that card, and TOKIYA illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Arceus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads TOKIYA. I count 93 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Arceus can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.