Gallade-EX XY45/211 · 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. Gallade-EX is XY45/211, in position 45 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY44 M Diancie-EX, and after it is XY46 Altaria. The listed rarity is Promo.

Gallade-EX is a Basic EX Psychic Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Gallade (#475), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists M Gallade-EX, Gallade (#475) under evolves to.

PLANETA illustrated this card. The same name is on 47 other cards in the catalog.

Gallade (#475) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Gallade 6/132 in Secret Wonders (2007). That card is named Gallade, while this one is Gallade-EX. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Daisuke Ito illustrated that card, and PLANETA illustrated this one. 16 other cards of Gallade list a different HP.

The attack Assault Sword lists 40+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon has no Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage. Cross Slash is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Psychic, Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon can't use Cross Slash during your next turn. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 2. 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. Gallade can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, and Gallade. I still need this card.