Greninja-EX XY20/211 · XY Black Star Promos

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

Greninja-EX sits at XY20/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 20 of 216. Before it is XY19 Delphox-EX, and after it is XY21 Bronzong. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on October 12, 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Sharpshooting lists no damage number. The cost is Water. This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Aqua Blast is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Discard 1 Water Energy attached to this Pokémon. 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.

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 XY24/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). That card is named Greninja, while this one is Greninja-EX. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Akira Komayama illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads 5ban Graphics. I count 1,629 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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.