Dragonite 51/108 · 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. Dragonite is 51/108, in position 51 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 50 Dragonair, and after it is 52 Dragonite. The listed rarity is Rare.

Dragonite is a Stage 2 Dragon Pokémon with 150 HP. In the Pokédex this is Dragonite (#149), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Dragonair. In this catalog that name is Dragonair (#148).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Dragonite (#149) has 48 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Dragonite 5/53 in Wizards Black Star Promos (1999). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare. Toshinao Aoki illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 44 other cards of Dragonite list a different HP.

Max Wind is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may heal all damage from 1 of your Pokémon. The attack Mach Press lists 80 damage. The cost is Grass, Lightning, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. If both of them are heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It is said to make its home somewhere in the sea. It guides crews of shipwrecks to shore."

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. Dragonite can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.