Farigiraf ex 194/162 · Temporal Forces

Farigiraf is Pokédex #981, generation 9 (Paldea). Farigiraf ex is a Stage 1 Tera ex Darkness Pokémon with 260 HP. The card says it evolves from Girafarig. In this catalog that name is Girafarig (#203).

Farigiraf ex sits at 194/162 in Temporal Forces, position 194 of 218. Before it is 193 Gengar ex, and after it is 195 Scizor ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 162. The listed rarity is Ultra Rare.

Armor Tail is listed as Ability. Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Basic Pokémon ex. The attack Dirty Beam lists 160 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: 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 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 H.

Farigiraf (#981) has 4 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 3 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2024. The earliest other card is Farigiraf 155/193 in Paldea Evolved (2023). That card is named Farigiraf, while this one is Farigiraf ex. That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 260 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Ultra Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. The regulation mark there is G, and here it is H. 3 other cards of Farigiraf list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Temporal Forces set binder is where a full Temporal Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Farigiraf can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Tera Pokémon. I still need this card.