Lugia-EX 68/98 · Ancient Origins

Lugia is Pokédex #249, generation 2 (Johto). Lugia-EX is a Basic EX Colorless Pokémon with 170 HP.

Lugia-EX sits at 68/98 in Ancient Origins, position 68 of 101. Before it is 67 Porygon-Z, and after it is 69 Ace Trainer. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 August 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

The attack Aero Ball lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to both Active Pokémon. Deep Hurricane is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 70 more damage. Then, discard that Stadium card. 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.

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 26 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 is named Lugia, while this one is Lugia-EX. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. 37 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eske Yoshinob. I count 177 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins set goes. This card fills one slot there. 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 All Lugia cards. I still need this card.