Rayquaza-EX 75/108 · Roaring Skies

Roaring Skies is a set in the XY series. It was released on 6 May 2015. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 112 cards. Rayquaza-EX is 75/108, in position 75 of 112 on this checklist. Before it is 74 Altaria, and after it is 76 M Rayquaza-EX. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Rayquaza-EX is a Basic EX Colorless Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Rayquaza (#384), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists M Rayquaza-EX, Rayquaza (#384) under evolves to.

Ryota Murayama illustrated this card. The same name is on 55 other cards in the catalog.

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 31 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is Rayquaza-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and Ryota Murayama illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 52 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The attack Intensifying Burn lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. If your opponent's Active Pokémon is a Pokémon-EX, this attack does 50 more damage. Dragon Pulse is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard the top 3 cards of your deck. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. 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 Roaring Skies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Roaring Skies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza and All Rayquaza cards. I still need this card.