Jirachi XY195/211 · 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. Jirachi is XY195/211, in position 198 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY194 Darkrai, and after it is XY196 Genesect. The listed rarity is Promo.

Jirachi is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Jirachi (#385), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Jirachi (#385) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 24 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Jirachi 21/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Jirachi list a different HP.

The attack Precognitive Dream lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Draw 3 cards. This Pokémon is now Asleep. Iron Head is another attack lists 30× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage times the number of heads. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It is said to have the ability to grant any wish for just one week every thousand years."

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. Jirachi can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.