Thundurus-EX 98/108 · Roaring Skies

Thundurus is Pokédex #642, generation 5 (Unova). Thundurus-EX is a Basic EX Lightning Pokémon with 170 HP.

Thundurus-EX sits at 98/108 in Roaring Skies, position 100 of 112. Before it is 97 Double Dragon Energy, and after it is 99 Gallade-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 Ultra.

The attack Headlock lists 30+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. If tails, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Voltage Rush is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. This Pokémon does 50 damage to itself. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Thundurus (#642) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Thundurus BW41/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Thundurus, while this one is Thundurus-EX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 11 other cards of Thundurus list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ryo Ueda. I count 462 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. Thundurus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.