Greninja XY24/211 · XY Black Star Promos

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

Greninja sits at XY24/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 24 of 216. Before it is XY23 Shiftry, and after it is XY25 Krookodile-EX. 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.

Mist Concealment is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by your opponent's Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. The attack Shadow Bullet lists 60 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It creates throwing stars out of compressed water. When it spins them and throws them at high speed, these stars can split metal in two."

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 Akira Komayama illustrated this one. 33 other cards of Greninja list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Akira Komayama. I count 239 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.