Team Rocket's Moltres ex 229/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Team Rocket's Moltres ex is 229/182, in position 229 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 228 Yanmega ex, and after it is 230 Ethan's Ho-Oh ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Team Rocket's Moltres ex is a Basic ex Fire Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Moltres (#146), generation 1 (Kanto).

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). That card is named Moltres, while this one is Team Rocket's Moltres ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 36 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The attack Flame Screen lists 110 damage. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 50 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Evil Incineration is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Fire, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Team Rocket's Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, discard your opponent's Active Pokémon and all attached cards. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is I.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Trainer's Pokémon, Team Rocket cards, Legendary birds, Fire Basic Pokémon, and Special Illustration Rares. I still need this card.