Rayquaza 3/17 · POP Series 1

POP Series 1 is a set in the POP series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Rayquaza is 3/17, in position 3 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 2 Metagross, and after it is 4 Sceptile. The listed rarity is Rare.

Rayquaza is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rayquaza (#384), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Katsura Tabata illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is Rayquaza. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and Katsura Tabata illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The attack Fly lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Rayquaza during your opponent's next turn. Dragon Claw is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire, Lightning. Weakness is Colorless ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

I keep a set binder for POP Series 1, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 1 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are POP Series, Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza, and All Rayquaza cards. I still need this card.