M Swampert-EX XY87/211 · 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. M Swampert-EX is XY87/211, in position 88 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY86 M Blaziken-EX, and after it is XY88 Chespin. The listed rarity is Promo.

M Swampert-EX is a MEGA EX Water Pokémon with 220 HP. In the Pokédex this is Swampert (#260), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Swampert-EX. In this catalog that name is Swampert (#260).

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Swampert (#260) has 14 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2021. The earliest other card is Swampert 13/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Swampert, while this one is M Swampert-EX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 14 other cards of Swampert list a different HP.

The attack Strongarm Impact lists 130+ damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless, Colorless. You may do 30 more damage. If you do, discard the top 3 cards of each player's deck. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends. 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. Swampert can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hoenn starters. I still need this card.