Luxray 5/99 · Arceus

Arceus is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on 4 November 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. Luxray is 5/99, in position 5 of 111 on this checklist. Before it is 4 Kabutops, and after it is 6 Mothim. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Luxray is a Stage 2 Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP. The card lists level 53. In the Pokédex this is Luxray (#405), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Luxio. In this catalog that name is Luxio (#404).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Luxray (#405) has 26 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Luxray 7/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 120 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Mikiko Takeda illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Luxray list a different HP.

The attack Flash lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning. If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. Gadget Bolt is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If Luxray has a Pokémon Tool card attached to it, you may do 100 damage instead of 60 to the Defending Pokémon. If you do, discard that Pokémon Tool card. Weakness is Fighting +30. Resistance is Metal -20. The flavor text reads "It can see clearly through walls to track down its prey and seek its lost young."

I keep a set binder for Arceus, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Arceus set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Luxray can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.