Meowscarada ex 256/193 · Paldea Evolved

Meowscarada is Pokédex #908, generation 9 (Paldea). Meowscarada ex is a Stage 2 ex Grass Pokémon with 310 HP. The card says it evolves from Floragato. In this catalog that name is Floragato (#907).

Meowscarada ex sits at 256/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 256 of 279. Before it is 255 Saguaro, and after it is 257 Wo-Chien ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 9 June 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Special Illustration Rare.

Bouquet Magic is listed as Ability. You must discard a Basic Grass Energy card from your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may put 3 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. The attack Scratching Nails lists 100+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, this attack does 120 more damage. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon ex rule: When your Pokémon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. The regulation mark is G.

Meowscarada (#908) has 7 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 4 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2025. The earliest other card is Meowscarada ex 33/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). Both list 310 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Special Illustration Rare. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Meowscarada list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Meowscarada can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paldea starters and Special Illustration Rares. I still need this card.