M Camerupt-EX XY198a/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 Camerupt-EX is XY198a/211, in position 202 of 216 on this checklist. Before it is XY198 M Camerupt-EX, and after it is XY199 Camerupt Spirit Link. The listed rarity is Promo.

M Camerupt-EX is a MEGA EX Fire Pokémon with 230 HP. In the Pokédex this is Camerupt (#323), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card says it evolves from Camerupt-EX. In this catalog that name is Camerupt (#323).

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

Camerupt (#323) has 25 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 21 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Camerupt 4/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Camerupt, while this one is M Camerupt-EX. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 230 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 24 other cards of Camerupt list a different HP.

The attack Magma Eruption lists 120+ damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Colorless, Colorless. You may discard the top 3 cards of each player's deck. If you do, this attack does 40 more damage for each Energy card you discarded in this way. Weakness is Water ×2. Retreat cost is 4. 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. Camerupt can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.