Primal Kyogre-EX 96/98 · 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. Primal Kyogre-EX is 96/98, in position 97 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Steven, and after it is 97 Primal Groudon-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.

Primal Kyogre-EX is a MEGA EX Water Pokémon with 240 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kyogre (#382), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Kyogre-EX. In this catalog that name is Kyogre (#382).

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

Kyogre (#382) has 32 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Kyogre ex 1/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Kyogre ex, while this one is Primal Kyogre-EX. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 240 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Secret. Hiromichi Sugiyama illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 30 other cards of Kyogre list a different HP.

The attack Tidal Storm lists 150 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Water, Colorless. Move 2 Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon-EX. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The card text says: Primal Reversion rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes Primal Kyogre-EX, your turn ends. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. θ Max is the ancient trait on this card. When 1 of your Pokémon becomes this Pokémon, heal all damage from it.

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. Kyogre can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. I still need this card.