Yveltal-EX XY150a/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. Yveltal-EX is XY150a/211, in position 152 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY150 Yveltal-EX, and after it is XY151 Zygarde-EX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Yveltal-EX is a Basic EX Darkness Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Yveltal (#717), generation 6 (Kalos).

Hasuno illustrated this card. The same name is on 74 other cards in the catalog.

Yveltal (#717) has 27 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Yveltal XY06/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Yveltal, while this one is Yveltal-EX. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Hasuno illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Yveltal list a different HP.

The attack Evil Ball lists 20+ damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. This attack does 20 more damage times the amount of Energy attached to both Active Pokémon. Y Cyclone is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless, Colorless. Move an Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -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.

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. Yveltal can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.