Dragonite ex 159/197 · Obsidian Flames

Obsidian Flames is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on August 11, 2023. The printed size is 197. This checklist is longer, at 230 cards. Dragonite ex is 159/197, in position 159 of 230 on this checklist. Before it is 158 Dragonair, and after it is 160 Altaria. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Dragonite ex is a Stage 2 ex Tera Dragon Pokémon with 330 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonite (#149), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dragonair. In this catalog that name is Dragonair (#148).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Dragonite (#149) has 48 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 Dragonite 5/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card is named Dragonite, while this one is Dragonite ex. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 330 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Double Rare. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 48 other cards of Dragonite list a different HP.

The attack Wing Attack lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless. Mighty Meteor is another attack lists 140+ damage. The cost is Water, Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 140 more damage. If tails, during your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. 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 card text says: Tera: As long as this Pokémon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks (both yours and your opponent's). The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Obsidian Flames, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Obsidian Flames set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Dragonite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.