Luxray 71/193 · 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. Luxray is 71/193, in position 71 of 279 on this checklist. Before it is 70 Luxio, and after it is 72 Pincurchin. The listed rarity is Rare.

Luxray is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Luxray (#405), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Luxio. In this catalog that name is Luxio (#404).

aoki illustrated this card. The same name is on 18 other cards in the catalog.

Luxray (#405) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Luxray 7/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Mikiko Takeda illustrated that card, and aoki illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Luxray list a different HP.

Swelling Flash is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in your hand and you have more Prize cards remaining than your opponent, you may put this Pokémon onto your Bench. The attack Wild Charge lists 180 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It can see clearly through walls to track down its prey and seek its lost young." 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. Luxray can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.