White Kyurem XY128/211 · 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. White Kyurem is XY128/211, in position 129 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY127 Moltres, and after it is XY129 Zygarde. The listed rarity is Promo.

White Kyurem is a Basic Water Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Kyurem (#646), generation 5 (Unova).

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Kyurem (#646) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 22 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2011 to 2025. The earliest other card is Kyurem-EX BW37/101 in BW Black Star Promos (2011). That card is named Kyurem-EX, while this one is White Kyurem. That card lists 180 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 32 other cards of Kyurem list a different HP.

The attack Burning Icicles lists 40 damage. The cost is Water, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Fire Energy attached to it, this attack does 20 damage to 2 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Blizzard Burn is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Water, Water, Colorless. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn. Weakness is Metal ×2. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "It generates a powerful, freezing energy inside itself, but its body becomes frozen when the energy leaked out."

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. Kyurem can fill a slot in Generation 5 binder (Unova). I still need this card.