Lugia XY156/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Lugia is Pokédex #249, generation 2 (Johto). Lugia is a Basic Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP.

Lugia sits at XY156/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 158 of 216. Before it is XY155 Wobbuffet BREAK, and after it is XY157 Beedrill-EX. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on 12 October 2013. The printed size is 211. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Gust lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Aeroblast is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip 2 coins. This attack does 20 more damage for each heads. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "It is said to be the guardian of the seas. It is rumored to have been seen on the night of a storm."

Lugia (#249) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 25 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Lugia 9/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Hironobu Yoshida illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 36 other cards of Lugia list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hajime Kusajima. I count 206 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

XY Black Star Promos set binder is where a full XY Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Lugia can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are All Lugia cards. I still need this card.