Trevenant XY94/211 · 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. Trevenant is XY94/211, in position 95 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY93 Celebi, and after it is XY95 Pikachu. The listed rarity is Promo.

Trevenant is a Stage 1 Psychic Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Trevenant (#709), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Phantump. In this catalog that name is Phantump (#708).

Midori Harada illustrated this card. The same name is on 352 other cards in the catalog.

Trevenant (#709) has 21 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Trevenant XY14/211 in XY Black Star Promos (2013). Both list 110 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Midori Harada illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Trevenant list a different HP.

Nervous Seed is listed as Ability. As long as this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, the attacks of your opponent's Basic Pokémon cost Colorless more. The attack Energy Press lists 70+ damage. The cost is Psychic, Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 10 more damage for each Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Darkness ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Using its roots as a nervous system, it controls the trees in the forest. It's kind to the Pokémon that reside in its body."

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. Trevenant can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.