Moltres 38/214 · Lost Thunder

Lost Thunder is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on November 2, 2018. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 240 cards. Moltres is 38/214, in position 38 of 240 on this checklist. Before it is 37 Tapu Bulu, and after it is 39 Cyndaquil. The listed rarity is Rare.

Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Moltres (#146), generation 1 (Kanto).

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 28 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). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The attack Assisting Heater lists 30 damage. The cost is Fire. You may attach a Fire Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Fire Wing is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "One of the legendary bird Pokémon. It is said that its appearance indicates the coming of spring."

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