Moltres SWSH185/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

Moltres is Pokédex #146, generation 1 (Kanto). Moltres is a Basic Fire Pokémon with 120 HP.

Moltres sits at SWSH185/307 in SWSH Black Star Promos, position 185 of 304. Before it is SWSH184 Jolteon VMAX, and after it is SWSH186 Lucario. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Inferno Wings lists 20+ damage. The cost is Fire. If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 70 more. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It's one of the legendary bird Pokémon. When Moltres flaps its flaming wings, they glimmer with a dazzling red glow." The regulation mark is F.

Moltres (#146) has 43 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 29 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Moltres 21/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and Shinji Kanda illustrated this one. 27 other cards of Moltres list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Shinji Kanda. I count 25 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SWSH Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SWSH Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Moltres can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Legendary birds. I still need this card.