Manaphy XY190/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Manaphy is Pokédex #490, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Manaphy is a Basic Water Pokémon with 70 HP.

Manaphy sits at XY190/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 193 of 216. Before it is XY189 Victini, and after it is XY191 Keldeo. 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 Marine Guidance lists no damage number. The cost is Water. Search your deck for a Water Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. Aqua Ring is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It starts its life with a wondrous power that permits it to bond with any kind of Pokémon."

Manaphy (#490) has 16 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2023. The earliest other card is Manaphy 9/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 70 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Nakaoka illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 4 other cards of Manaphy list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Ken Sugimori. I count 1,112 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. Manaphy can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.