Gholdengo ex 252/182 · Paradox Rift

Gholdengo is Pokédex #1000, generation 9 (Paldea). Gholdengo ex is a Stage 1 ex Metal Pokémon with 260 HP. The card says it evolves from Gimmighoul. In this catalog that name is Gimmighoul (#999).

Gholdengo ex sits at 252/182 in Paradox Rift, position 252 of 266. Before it is 251 Roaring Moon ex, and after it is 253 Altaria ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 182. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Coin Bonus is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may draw a card. If this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, draw 1 more card. The attack Make It Rain lists 50× damage. The cost is Metal. Discard any number of Basic Energy cards from your hand. This attack does 50 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Grass -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 G.

Gholdengo (#1000) has 8 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gholdengo ex 139/182 in Paradox Rift (2023). Both list 260 HP. The rarity there is Double Rare, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. takuyoa illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 5 other cards of Gholdengo list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paradox Rift set binder is where a full Paradox Rift set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gholdengo can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). I still need this card.