Virizion BW70/101 · BW Black Star Promos

BW Black Star Promos is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on 1 March 2011. The printed size is 101, and the checklist is the same length. Virizion is BW70/101, in position 70 of 101 on this checklist. Before it is BW69 Meloetta, and after it is BW71 Terrakion. The listed rarity is Promo.

Virizion is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 100 HP. In the Pokédex this is Virizion (#640), generation 5 (Unova).

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

Virizion (#640) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Virizion 17/98 in Emerging Powers (2011). Both list 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. 18 other cards of Virizion list a different HP.

Justified is listed as Ability. Each of this Pokémon's attacks does 50 more damage to Darkness Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Leaf Blade lists 50+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Water -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon fought humans in order to protect its friends. Legends about it continue to be passed down."

I keep a set binder for BW Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BW Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Virizion can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). Themed lists that include this exact card are Swords of Justice. I still need this card.