Sceptile-EX XY53/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Sceptile is Pokédex #254, generation 3 (Hoenn). Sceptile-EX is a Basic EX Grass Pokémon with 170 HP. The card lists M Sceptile-EX, Sceptile (#254) under evolves to.

Sceptile-EX sits at XY53/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 53 of 216. Before it is XY52 Groudon, and after it is XY54 Blaziken-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 Agility lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Strong Slash is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Grass. This Pokémon can't use Strong Slash during your next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Sceptile (#254) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 14 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2018. The earliest other card is Sceptile 11/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card is named Sceptile, while this one is Sceptile-EX. That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 21 other cards of Sceptile list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Eske Yoshinob. I count 177 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. Sceptile can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Hoenn starters. I still need this card.