Koraidon ex 245/91 · Paldean Fates

Paldean Fates is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 26 January 2024. The printed size is 91. This checklist is longer, at 245 cards. Koraidon ex is 245/91, in position 245 of 245 on this checklist. The card before it is 244 Ting-Lu ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 91. The listed rarity is Hyper Rare.

Koraidon ex is a Basic ex Fighting Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Koraidon (#1007), generation 9 (Paldea).

aky CG Works illustrated this card. The same name is on 163 other cards in the catalog.

Koraidon (#1007) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Koraidon 14/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Koraidon, while this one is Koraidon ex. That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Hyper Rare. Mina Nakai illustrated that card, and aky CG Works illustrated this one. 8 other cards of Koraidon list a different HP.

Dino Cry is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Basic Fighting Energy cards from your discard pile to your Basic Fighting Pokémon in any way you like. If you use this Ability, your turn ends. The attack Wild Impact lists 220 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack. Weakness is Psychic ×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.

I keep a set binder for Paldean Fates, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Paldean Fates set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Koraidon can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Paradox Pokémon and Box-art legendaries. I still need this card.