Lugia 132/185 · Vivid Voltage

Vivid Voltage is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 13, 2020. The printed size is 185. This checklist is longer, at 203 cards. Lugia is 132/185, in position 132 of 203 on this checklist. Before it is 131 Snorlax, and after it is 133 Taillow. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Lugia is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lugia (#249), generation 2 (Johto).

NC Empire illustrated this card. The same name is on 35 other cards in the catalog.

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lugia 9/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and NC Empire illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The attack Gust lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Wind Pressure is another attack lists 250 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has 5 or fewer cards in their hand, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Vivid Voltage, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Vivid Voltage set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon, Night and moon Pokémon, and All Lugia cards. I still need this card.