Ash-Greninja-EX XY133/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Ash-Greninja-EX is XY133/211, in position 134 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY132 Gastly, and after it is XY134 Empoleon BREAK. The listed rarity is Promo.

Ash-Greninja-EX is a Basic EX Water Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Greninja (#658), generation 6 (Kalos).

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

Greninja (#658) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Greninja-EX XY20/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Greninja-EX, while this one is Ash-Greninja-EX. Both list 170 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 36 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

The attack Dancing Shuriken lists no damage number. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip 3 coins. This attack does 20 damage times the number of heads to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Ninja Blade is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use Ninja Blade during your next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. 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 XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Greninja can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). Themed lists that include this exact card are Kalos starters and Froakie, Frogadier, and Greninja. I still need this card.