Manaphy 56/160 · Primal Clash

Primal Clash is a set in the XY series. It was released on 4 February 2015. The printed size is 160. This checklist is longer, at 164 cards. Manaphy is 56/160, in position 56 of 164 on this checklist. Before it is 55 Primal Kyogre-EX, and after it is 57 Chinchou. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

Manaphy is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Manaphy (#490), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Manaphy (#490) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Manaphy 9/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 70 HP. Both list the rarity Rare Holo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Manaphy list a different HP.

The attack Deep Sea Swirl lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards. Life Saver is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Put 2 Water Pokémon from your discard pile into your hand. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It starts its life with a wondrous power that permits it to bond with any kind of Pokémon."

I keep a set binder for Primal Clash, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Primal Clash set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Manaphy can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.