Greninja XY162/211 · 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. Greninja is XY162/211, in position 164 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY161 Braixen, and after it is XY163 Weezing. The listed rarity is Promo.

Greninja is a Stage 2 Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Greninja (#658), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Frogadier. In this catalog that name is Frogadier (#657).

Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this card. The same name is on 158 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 Greninja. That card lists 170 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Sanosuke Sakuma illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

The attack Aqua Shower lists no damage number. The cost is Water. This attack does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Dual Cut is another attack lists 60× damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 60 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It appears and vanishes with a ninja's grace. It toys with its enemies using swift movements, while slicing them with throwing stars of sharpest water."

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). I still need this card.