M Garchomp-EX XY168/211 · 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. M Garchomp-EX is XY168/211, in position 170 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY167 Garchomp-EX, and after it is XY169 Garchomp Spirit Link. The listed rarity is Promo.

M Garchomp-EX is a MEGA EX Dragon Pokémon with 210 HP. In the Pokédex this is Garchomp (#445), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Garchomp-EX. In this catalog that name is Garchomp (#445).

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

Garchomp (#445) has 36 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Garchomp C LV.X DP46/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Garchomp C LV.X, while this one is M Garchomp-EX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 210 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Garchomp list a different HP.

The attack Crimson Edge lists 180 damage. The cost is Water, Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. This Pokémon does 10 damage to itself for each damage counter on it. Weakness is Fairy ×2. The card text says: Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends. 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. Garchomp can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.