Rayquaza-EX 85/27 · 30th Celebration: Classic Collection

Rayquaza is Pokédex #384, generation 3 (Hoenn). Rayquaza-EX is a Basic EX Dragon Pokémon with 170 HP.

Rayquaza-EX sits at 85/27 in 30th Celebration: Classic Collection, position 15 of 27. Before it is 69 Erika's Jigglypuff, and after it is 89 Solgaleo-GX. The set belongs to the Mega Evolution series. It was released on 16 September 2026. This checklist has 27 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Celestial Roar lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. If any of those cards are Energy cards, attach them to this Pokémon. Dragon Burst is another attack lists 60× damage. The cost is Fire, Lightning. Discard all basic Fire Energy or all basic Lightning Energy attached to this Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage times the number of Energy cards you discarded. Weakness is Dragon ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 30 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is Rayquaza-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 52 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eske Yoshinob. I count 177 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

30th Celebration: Classic Collection set binder is where a full 30th Celebration: Classic Collection set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dragon-type cards, Box-art legendaries, Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza, Giant Pokémon, and All Rayquaza cards. I still need this card.