Chien-Pao ex 30/102 · Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos

Chien-Pao is Pokédex #1002, generation 9 (Paldea). Chien-Pao ex is a Basic ex Water Pokémon with 220 HP.

Chien-Pao ex sits at 30/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, position 30 of 165. Before it is 29 Koraidon ex, and after it is 31 Tinkaton ex. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on 1 January 2023. The printed size is 102. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

Shivery Chill is listed as Ability. Once during your turn, if this Pokémon is in the Active Spot, you may search your deck for up to 2 Basic Water Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. The attack Hail Blade lists 60× damage. The cost is Water, Water. You may discard any amount of Water Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Metal ×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.

Chien-Pao (#1002) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 6 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2023 to 2026. The earliest other card is Chien-Pao 152/102 in Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos (2023). That card is named Chien-Pao, while this one is Chien-Pao ex. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 220 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. The regulation mark there is H, and here it is G. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 4 other cards of Chien-Pao list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads aky CG Works. I count 163 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Chien-Pao can fill a slot in Generation 9 binder (Paldea). Themed lists that include this exact card are Winter: Ice Pokémon and Modern living dex: Paldea. I still need this card.