Shaymin XY188/211 · 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. Shaymin is XY188/211, in position 191 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY187 Celebi, and after it is XY189 Victini. The listed rarity is Promo.

Shaymin is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. In the Pokédex this is Shaymin (#492), generation 4 (Sinnoh).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Shaymin (#492) has 34 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Shaymin LV.X DP39/56 in DP Black Star Promos (2007). That card is named Shaymin LV.X, while this one is Shaymin. That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Shizurow illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 20 other cards of Shaymin list a different HP.

The attack Aromatherapy lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Heal 30 damage from each of your Pokémon. Magical Leaf is another attack lists 40+ damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage and heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "The blooming of Gracidea flowers confers the power of flight upon it. Feelings of gratitude are the message it delivers."

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. Shaymin can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). Themed lists that include this exact card are Flower Pokémon. I still need this card.