Gengar ex 104/162 · Temporal Forces

Temporal Forces is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. Gengar ex is 104/162, in position 104 of 218 on this checklist. Before it is 103 Haunter, and after it is 105 Poochyena. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Gengar ex is a Stage 2 ex Darkness Pokémon with 310 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gengar (#094), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Haunter. In this catalog that name is Haunter (#093).

Nisota Niso illustrated this card. The same name is on 39 other cards in the catalog.

Gengar (#094) has 52 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gengar 5/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Gengar, while this one is Gengar ex. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 310 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Nisota Niso illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 51 other cards of Gengar list a different HP.

Gnawing Curse is listed as Ability. Whenever your opponent attaches an Energy card from their hand to 1 of their Pokémon, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon. The attack Tricky Steps lists 160 damage. The cost is Darkness, Darkness. You may move an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon to 1 of their Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. 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 H.

I keep a set binder for Temporal Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Temporal Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gengar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line. I still need this card.