Vivillon XY137/211 · 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. Vivillon is XY137/211, in position 138 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY136 Noctowl BREAK, and after it is XY138 Froakie. The listed rarity is Promo.

Vivillon is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Vivillon (#666), generation 6 (Kalos). The card says it evolves from Spewpa. In this catalog that name is Spewpa (#665).

match illustrated this card. The same name is on 143 other cards in the catalog.

Vivillon (#666) has 9 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 8 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2014 to 2026. The earliest other card is Vivillon 17/146 in XY (2014). That card lists 130 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. 5ban Graphics illustrated that card, and match illustrated this one. 2 other cards of Vivillon list a different HP.

The attack Dizzying Poison lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Confused and Poisoned. Powder is another attack lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass. This attack does 30 more damage for each Fire Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The patterns on this Pokémon's wings depend on the climate and topography of its habitat. It scatters colorful scales."

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