Hydreigon-EX 62/108 · 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. Hydreigon-EX is 62/108, in position 62 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 61 M Rayquaza-EX, and after it is 63 Reshiram. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Hydreigon-EX is a Basic EX Dragon Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Hydreigon (#635), generation 5 (Unova).

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

Hydreigon (#635) has 24 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2026. The earliest other card is Hydreigon 79/101 in Noble Victories (2011). That card is named Hydreigon, while this one is Hydreigon-EX. That card lists 150 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 22 other cards of Hydreigon list a different HP.

Dragon Road is listed as Ability. If there is any Stadium card in play, the Retreat Cost of each of your Dragon Pokémon in play is ColorlessColorless less. The attack Shred lists 80 damage. The cost is Psychic, Darkness, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 3. 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. Hydreigon can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.