AttackPsych Up
During your next turn, this Pokémon's Psych Up attack does 20 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Elgyem 73/162 · BREAKthrough
BREAKthrough is a set in the XY series. It was released on 4 November 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Elgyem is 73/162, in position 73 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 72 Swoobat, and after it is 74 Beheeyem. The listed rarity is Common.
Elgyem is a Basic Psychic Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Elgyem (#605), generation 5 (Unova). The card lists Beheeyem, Beheeyem (#606) under evolves to.
Aya Kusube illustrated this card. The same name is on 127 other cards in the catalog.
Elgyem (#605) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Elgyem BW55/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. The rarity there is Promo, and here it is Common. Mizue illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Elgyem list a different HP.
The attack Psych Up lists 10 damage. The cost is Psychic. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Psych Up attack does 20 more damage (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago."
I keep a set binder for BREAKthrough, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the BREAKthrough set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Elgyem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 73/162
- Set
- BREAKthrough
- Series
- XY
- Released
- 4 November 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Psychic
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex
- Elgyem (#605)
- Evolves to
- Beheeyem
- Weakness
- Psychic ×2
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
Flavor text
Rumors of its origin are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Elgyem from?
BREAKthrough, in the XY series. It was released on 4 November 2015. The printed size is 162.
What is the collector number?
73/162. It is entry 73 of 165 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Aya Kusube. The catalog lists 127 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Elgyem #605, generation 5 (Unova).
Which attacks are printed?
Psych Up (10).