Shaymin-EX 77/108 · 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. Shaymin-EX is 77/108, in position 77 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 76 M Rayquaza-EX, and after it is 77a Shaymin-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Shaymin-EX is a Basic EX Colorless Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shaymin (#492), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this card. The same name is on 128 other cards in the catalog.

Shaymin (#492) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shaymin LV.X DP39/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Shaymin LV.X, while this one is Shaymin-EX. Both list 110 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Ayaka Yoshida illustrated this one. 26 other cards of Shaymin list a different HP.

Set Up is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand. The attack Sky Return lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Return this Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your hand. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. 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. Shaymin can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.