Zekrom 66/182 · Paradox Rift

Paradox Rift is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 3, 2023. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 266 cards. Zekrom is 66/182, in position 66 of 266 on this checklist. Before it is 65 Galvantula, and after it is 67 Oricorio. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zekrom is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zekrom (#644), generation 5 (Unova).

Shiburingaru illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

Zekrom (#644) has 35 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zekrom BW005/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). Both list 130 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Shiburingaru illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Zekrom list a different HP.

The attack Crushing Short lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Before doing damage, discard all Pokémon Tools from your opponent's Active Pokémon. Raging Thunder is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. This attack also does 40 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Concealing itself in lightning clouds, it flies throughout the Unova region. It creates electricity in its tail." The regulation mark is G.

I keep a set binder for Paradox Rift, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paradox Rift set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zekrom can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.