Rhyperior 62/146 · XY

Rhyperior is Pokédex #464, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Rhyperior is a Stage 2 Fighting Pokémon with 160 HP. The card says it evolves from Rhydon. In this catalog that name is Rhydon (#112).

Rhyperior sits at 62/146 in XY, position 62 of 146. Before it is 61 Rhydon, and after it is 63 Lunatone. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 5, 2014. The printed size is 146, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Rock Black lists 50× damage. The cost is Fighting. Flip a coin for each Fighting Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 50 damage times the number of heads. Rock Wrecker is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "From holes in its palms, it fires out Geodude. Its carapace can withstand volcanic eruptions."

Rhyperior (#464) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2024. The earliest other card is Rhyperior 12/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 140 HP, and this one lists 160 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Rhyperior list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY set binder is where a full XY set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rhyperior can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.