Inkay 41/108 · Roaring Skies

Inkay is Pokédex #686, generation 6 (Kalos). Inkay is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 50 HP. The card lists Malamar, Malamar (#687) under evolves to.

Inkay sits at 41/108 in Roaring Skies, position 41 of 112. Before it is 40 Absol, and after it is 42 Jirachi. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on May 6, 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Rip Off lists no damage number. The cost is Darkness. Choose a random card from your opponent's hand. Your opponent reveals that card and shuffles it into his or her deck. Psybeam is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It flashes the light-emitting spots on its body, which drains its opponent's will to fight. It takes the opportunity to scuttle away and hide."

Inkay (#686) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Inkay 18/39 in Kalos Starter Set (2013). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Inkay list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Roaring Skies set binder is where a full Roaring Skies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Inkay can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.