Thundurus-EX 26/108 · Roaring Skies

Roaring Skies is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. Thundurus-EX is 26/108, in position 26 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 25 Manectric, and after it is 27 Natu. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Thundurus-EX is a Basic EX Lightning Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Thundurus (#642), generation 5 (Unova).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Thundurus (#642) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Thundurus BW41/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Thundurus, while this one is Thundurus-EX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Thundurus list a different HP.

The attack Headlock lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. If tails, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Voltage Rush is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. This Pokémon does 50 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -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 Roaring Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Roaring Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Thundurus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.