M Rayquaza-EX 61/108 · Roaring Skies

Rayquaza is Pokédex #384, generation 3 (Hoenn). M Rayquaza-EX is a MEGA EX Dragon Pokémon with 230 HP. The card says it evolves from Rayquaza-EX. In this catalog that name is Rayquaza (#384).

M Rayquaza-EX sits at 61/108 in Roaring Skies, position 61 of 112. Before it is 60 Rayquaza-EX, and after it is 62 Hydreigon-EX. 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 Rare Holo EX.

The attack Dragon Ascent lists 300 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Fire, Lightning, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Δ Wild is the ancient trait on this card. Any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Grass, Fire, Water, or Lightning Pokémon is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 31 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is M Rayquaza-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 59 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 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. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza and All Rayquaza cards. I still need this card.