Luxray ex 68/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Twilight Masquerade is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. Luxray ex is 68/167, in position 68 of 226 on this checklist. Before it is 67 Luxio, and after it is 69 Emolga. The listed rarity is Double Rare.

Luxray ex is a Stage 2 ex Lightning Pokémon with 310 HP. In the Pokédex this is Luxray (#405), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Luxio. In this catalog that name is Luxio (#404).

PLANETA Yamashita illustrated this card. The same name is on 20 other cards in the catalog.

Luxray (#405) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Luxray 7/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card is named Luxray, while this one is Luxray ex. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 310 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Double Rare. Mikiko Takeda illustrated that card, and PLANETA Yamashita illustrated this one. 25 other cards of Luxray list a different HP.

The attack Piercing Gaze lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent reveals their hand. Discard a card you find there. Volt Strike is another attack lists 250 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 1. 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 Twilight Masquerade, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Twilight Masquerade set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Luxray can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.