Gallade-EX 99/108 · 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. Gallade-EX is 99/108, in position 101 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 98 Thundurus-EX, and after it is 100 M Gallade-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Gallade-EX is a Basic EX Psychic Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gallade (#475), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists M Gallade-EX, Gallade (#475) under evolves to.

Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 other cards in the catalog.

Gallade (#475) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gallade 6/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gallade, while this one is Gallade-EX. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Gallade list a different HP.

The attack Swift Lunge lists 30 damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless. You may have your opponent switch his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Piercing Prizes is another attack lists 50+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Psychic. This attack does 20 more damage for each of your remaining Prize cards. Weakness is Psychic ×2. 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.

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. Gallade can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.