Groudon ex 93/100 · Crystal Guardians

Groudon is Pokédex #383, generation 3 (Hoenn). Groudon ex is a Basic ex Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP.

Groudon ex sits at 93/100 in Crystal Guardians, position 93 of 100. Before it is 92 Exploud ex, and after it is 94 Jirachi ex. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on 1 August 2006. The printed size is 100, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Hard Rock is listed as Poké-Body. As long as Groudon ex has 1 Energy or less attached to it, damage done to any of your Groudon ex in play by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance). You can't use more than 1 Hard Rock Poké-Body each turn. The attack Power Blast lists 100 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy attached to Groudon ex. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Groudon (#383) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Groudon ex 2/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Kazuo Yazawa illustrated that card, and Takabon illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 26 other cards of Groudon list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Takabon. I count 1 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Crystal Guardians set binder is where a full Crystal Guardians set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Groudon can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. I still need this card.