M Salamence-EX XY171/211 · 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. M Salamence-EX is XY171/211, in position 173 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY170 Salamence-EX, and after it is XY172 Salamence Spirit Link. The listed rarity is Promo.

M Salamence-EX is a MEGA EX Dragon Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Salamence (#373), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Salamence-EX. In this catalog that name is Salamence (#373).

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

Salamence (#373) has 30 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Salamence 10/97 in Dragon (2003). That card is named Salamence, while this one is M Salamence-EX. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 30 other cards of Salamence list a different HP.

The attack Savage Wing lists 100+ damage. The cost is Fire, Water, Colorless, Colorless. Discard as many basic Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon as you like. This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Mega Evolution rule: When 1 of your Pokémon becomes a Mega Evolution Pokémon, your turn ends. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

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. Salamence can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.