Manaphy XY113/211 · XY Black Star Promos

XY Black Star Promos is a set in the XY series. It was released on 12 October 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. Manaphy is XY113/211, in position 114 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY112 Jirachi, and after it is XY114 Darkrai. The listed rarity is Promo.

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

Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this card. The same name is on 155 other cards in the catalog.

Manaphy (#490) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 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. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Hitoshi Ariga illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Manaphy list a different HP.

The attack Marine Guidance lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Water Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Aqua Ring is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. 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 XY Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the XY Black Star Promos 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.