Kingdra XY39/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Kingdra is Pokédex #230, generation 2 (Johto). Kingdra is a Stage 2 Dragon Pokémon with 130 HP. The card says it evolves from Seadra. In this catalog that name is Seadra (#117).

Kingdra sits at XY39/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 39 of 216. Before it is XY38 Mudkip, and after it is XY40 Ditto. 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 Gather Strength lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Search your deck for up to 4 basic Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Dragon Blast is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Lightning. Discard a Water and a Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 1. α Growth is the ancient trait on this card. When you attach an Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon (except with an attack, Ability, or Trainer card), you may attach 2 Energy cards. The flavor text reads "It stores energy by sleeping at underwater depths at which no other life-forms can survive."

Kingdra (#230) has 28 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2024. The earliest other card is Kingdra 8/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and hatachu illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 23 other cards of Kingdra list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads hatachu. I count 31 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. Kingdra can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.