Chi-Yu ex 259/193 · Paldea Evolved

Paldea Evolved is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. Chi-Yu ex is 259/193, in position 259 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 258 Skeledirge ex, and after it is 260 Quaquaval ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

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

AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this card. The same name is on 83 other cards in the catalog.

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 Special Illustration Rare. Dsuke illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Chi-Yu list a different HP.

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.

I keep a set binder for Paldea Evolved, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldea Evolved set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chi-Yu can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.