M Kangaskhan-EX 79/106 · Flashfire

Flashfire is a set in the XY series. It was released on 7 May 2014. The printed size is 106. This checklist is longer, at 110 cards. M Kangaskhan-EX is 79/106, in position 79 of 110 on this checklist. Before it is 78 Kangaskhan-EX, and after it is 80 Snorlax. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

M Kangaskhan-EX is a MEGA EX Colorless Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kangaskhan (#115), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Kangaskhan-EX. In this catalog that name is Kangaskhan (#115).

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

Kangaskhan (#115) has 33 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Kangaskhan 5/64 in Jungle (1999). That card is named Kangaskhan, while this one is M Kangaskhan-EX. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 28 other cards of Kangaskhan list a different HP.

The attack Wham Bam Punch lists 100+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The card text says: Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Flashfire, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Flashfire set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Kangaskhan can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.