Thundurus-GX SM133/248 · SM Black Star Promos

SM Black Star Promos is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on 3 February 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. Thundurus-GX is SM133/248, in position 136 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM132 Delcatty, and after it is SM134 Tornadus-GX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Thundurus-GX is a Basic GX Lightning Pokémon with 180 HP. In the Pokédex this is Thundurus (#642), generation 5 (Unova).

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

Thundurus (#642) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Thundurus BW41/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Thundurus, while this one is Thundurus-GX. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Thundurus list a different HP.

The attack Charge lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Search your deck for a Lightning Energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. Electric Ball is another attack lists 140 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Thundering Hurricane-GX is another attack lists 100× damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Lightning. Flip 4 coins. This attack does 100 damage for each heads. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for SM Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SM Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Thundurus can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.