Gengar-EX 114/119 · Phantom Forces

Phantom Forces is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Gengar-EX is 114/119, in position 116 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 113 Manectric-EX, and after it is 115 Malamar-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Gengar-EX is a Basic EX Psychic Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gengar (#094), generation 1 (Kanto). The card lists M Gengar-EX, Gengar (#094) under evolves to.

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Gengar (#094) has 52 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gengar 5/62 in Fossil (1999). That card is named Gengar, while this one is Gengar-EX. That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 51 other cards of Gengar list a different HP.

The attack Night Attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. Dark Corridor is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Phantom Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Phantom Forces set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Gengar can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Gengar and the Gastly line. I still need this card.