Rayquaza-EX XY73/211 · XY Black Star Promos

Rayquaza is Pokédex #384, generation 3 (Hoenn). Rayquaza-EX is a Basic EX Dragon Pokémon with 180 HP. The card lists M Rayquaza-EX, Rayquaza (#384) under evolves to.

Rayquaza-EX sits at XY73/211 in XY Black Star Promos, position 74 of 216. Before it is XY72 Latios-EX, and after it is XY74 Reshiram. 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 Dragon Claw lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Dragon Strike is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Fire, Fire, Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon can't use Dragon Strike during your next turn. Weakness is Fairy ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Rayquaza (#384) has 59 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 31 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Rayquaza ex 39/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos (2003). That card is named Rayquaza ex, while this one is Rayquaza-EX. That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 180 HP. Both list the rarity Promo. Ryo Ueda illustrated that card, and PLANETA illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 54 other cards of Rayquaza list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads PLANETA. I count 47 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. Rayquaza can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza and All Rayquaza cards. I still need this card.