Hoopa-EX 89/98 · Ancient Origins

Ancient Origins is a set in the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. Hoopa-EX is 89/98, in position 90 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 88 M Ampharos-EX, and after it is 90 Machamp-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Ultra.

Hoopa-EX is a Basic EX Psychic Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Hoopa (#720), generation 6 (Kalos).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Hoopa (#720) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Hoopa-EX XY71/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). Both list 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Ultra. Eske Yoshinob illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Hoopa list a different HP.

Scoundrel Ring is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may search your deck for up to 3 Pokémon-EX (except for Hoopa-EX), reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. The attack Hyperspace Fury lists no damage number. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Psychic. Discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) 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 Ancient Origins, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ancient Origins set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hoopa can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.