Chi-Yu ex 234/193 · Paldea Evolved

Chi-Yu is Pokédex #1004, generation 9 (Paldea). Chi-Yu ex is a Basic ex Fire Pokémon with 190 HP.

Chi-Yu ex sits at 234/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 234 of 279. Before it is 233 Skeledirge ex, and after it is 235 Quaquaval ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Ultra Rare.

The attack Jealously Singe lists no damage number. The cost is Fire. Discard the top 2 cards of your opponent's deck. Flame Surge is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire. Choose up to 3 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a Basic Fire Energy card and attach it to that Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

Chi-Yu (#1004) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 7 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Chi-Yu 57/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Chi-Yu, while this one is Chi-Yu ex. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 190 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Ultra Rare. Dsuke illustrated that card, and PLANETA Yamashita illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Chi-Yu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA Yamashita. I count 20 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chi-Yu can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fire Basic Pokémon. I still need this card.