Solgaleo-GX SM16/248 · 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. Solgaleo-GX is SM16/248, in position 16 of 251 on this checklist. Before it is SM15 Zygarde, and after it is SM17 Lunala-GX. The listed rarity is Promo.

Solgaleo-GX is a Stage 2 GX Metal Pokémon with 250 HP. In the Pokédex this is Solgaleo (#791), generation 7 (Alola). The card says it evolves from Cosmoem. In this catalog that name is Cosmoem (#790).

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

Solgaleo (#791) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Solgaleo-GX 89/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). Both list 250 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo GX, and here it is Promo. PLANETA illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 9 other cards of Solgaleo list a different HP.

Ultra Road is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may switch your Active Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. The attack Sunsteel Strike lists 230 damage. The cost is Metal, Metal, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Sol Burst-GX is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. Search your deck for up to 5 Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.) Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 3. 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. Solgaleo can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.