Lugia SWSH069/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on 15 November 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Lugia is SWSH069/307, in position 69 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH068 Snorlax, and after it is SWSH070 Grookey. The listed rarity is Promo.

Lugia is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Lugia (#249), generation 2 (Johto).

kodama illustrated this card. The same name is on 86 other cards in the catalog.

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lugia 9/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and kodama illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The attack Gust lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Wind Pressure is another attack lists 250 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If your opponent has 5 or fewer cards in their hand, this attack does nothing. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Giant Pokémon, Night and moon Pokémon, and All Lugia cards. I still need this card.