Latias ex 239/191 · Surging Sparks

Surging Sparks is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on November 8, 2024. The printed size is 191. This checklist is longer, at 252 cards. Latias ex is 239/191, in position 239 of 252 on this checklist. Before it is 238 Pikachu ex, and after it is 240 Hydreigon ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 191. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Latias ex is a Basic ex Psychic Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Latias (#380), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Latias (#380) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2025. The earliest other card is Latias 14/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Latias, while this one is Latias ex. That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. 31 other cards of Latias list a different HP.

Skyliner is listed as Ability. Your Basic Pokémon in play have no Retreat Cost. The attack Eon Blade lists 200 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -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 H.

I keep a set binder for Surging Sparks, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Surging Sparks set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Latias can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Special Illustration Rares and Latias and Latios. I still need this card.