Hydreigon ex 240/191 · 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. Hydreigon ex is 240/191, in position 240 of 252 on this checklist. Before it is 239 Latias ex, and after it is 241 Archaludon ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 191. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Hydreigon ex is a Stage 2 Tera ex Darkness Pokémon with 330 HP. In the Pokédex this is Hydreigon (#635), generation 5 (Unova). The card says it evolves from Zweilous. In this catalog that name is Zweilous (#634).

Hydreigon (#635) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Hydreigon 79/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card is named Hydreigon, while this one is Hydreigon ex. That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 330 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. 19 other cards of Hydreigon list a different HP.

The attack Crashing Headbutt lists 200 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Discard the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck. Obsidian is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Psychic, Darkness, Metal, Colorless. This attack also does 130 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. 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.

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. Hydreigon can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Special Illustration Rares, Tera Pokémon, and Pseudo-legendary lines. I still need this card.