Palkia XY75/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Palkia is Pokédex #484, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Palkia is a Basic Water Pokémon with 120 HP.

Palkia sits at XY75/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 76 of 216. Before it is XY74 Reshiram, and after it is XY76 Zekrom. 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 Wave Splash lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. Cross Slicer is another attack lists 80 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. Your opponent can't attach Energy from his or her hand to the Defending Pokémon during his or her next turn. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology."

Palkia (#484) has 39 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 20 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Palkia 11/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 3. 36 other cards of Palkia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoki Saito. I count 270 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. Palkia can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. I still need this card.