Honedge XY12/211 · 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. Honedge is XY12/211, in position 12 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY11 Skiddo, and after it is XY13 Machamp. The listed rarity is Promo.

Honedge is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Honedge (#679), generation 6 (Kalos). The card lists Doublade, Doublade (#680) under evolves to.

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

Honedge (#679) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 12 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2013 to 2026. The earliest other card is Honedge 21/39 in Kalos Starter Set (2013). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. 13 other cards of Honedge list a different HP.

The attack Swords Dance lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. During your next turn, this Pokémon's Slash attack's base damage is 40. Slash is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "Apparently this Pokémon is born when a departed spirit inhabits a sword. It attaches itself to people and drinks their life force."

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. Honedge can fill a slot in Generation 6 binder (Kalos). I still need this card.