Lucario 2/17 · POP Series 8

POP Series 8 is a set in the POP series. It was released on September 1, 2008. The printed size is 17, and the checklist is the same length. Lucario is 2/17, in position 2 of 17 on this checklist. Before it is 1 Heatran, and after it is 3 Luxray. The listed rarity is Rare.

Lucario is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 49. 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).

Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 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 Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Kent Kanetsuna illustrated this one. 50 other cards of Lucario list a different HP.

The attack Blocking Punch lists 40 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Lucario by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Striking Kick is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon Weakness is Psychic +20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "By catching the aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements."

I keep a set binder for POP Series 8, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the POP Series 8 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.