Galarian Moltres (Evolving Skies 93)

Galarian Moltres  
ガラルファイヤー Galarian Fire
Darkness
GalarianMoltresSWSHPromo284.jpg
SWSH284 print
Illus. Shinji Kanda
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Galarian Moltres
Type Darkness
HP 120
weakness
Grass×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
  
English expansion Evolving Skies
Rarity Rare Holo
English card no. 093/203
Japanese expansion Skyscraping Perfection
Japanese rarity R
Japanese card no. 026/067
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH125
Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe
Japanese card no. 079/172
Japanese expansion S-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no. S-P
English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos
English card no. SWSH284
Japanese expansion VSTAR Universe
Japanese rarity AR
Japanese card no. 190/172
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Moltres.

Galarian Moltres (Japanese: ガラルファイヤー Galarian Fire) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Evolving Skies expansion.

Card text

 
Malevolent Charge
じゃあくチャージ
 
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may attach up to 2   Energy cards from your hand to this Pokémon.
    Fiery Wrath [create category]
もえあがるいかり
20+
This attack does 50 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken.


Pokédex data

Moltres - Malevolent Pokémon
No. Height Weight
146 6'7" (2.0 m) 145.5 lbs. (66.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
The sinister aura that blazes like molten fire around this Pokémon is what inspired the name Moltres.
邪悪な オーラを 炎のように 燃え上がらせる その 姿から ファイヤーと 名づけられた。


Release information

This card was included in the Evolving Skies expansion with artwork by Kazuma Koda, first released in the Japanese Blue Sky Stream expansion. It was reprinted as one of the SWSH Black Star Promos with different artwork by KEIICHIRO ITO and was one of four possible Prerelease cards available in the Evolving Skies Build & Battle Box. A print with a gold foil "Staff" stamp was later retroactively distributed to Pokémon Leagues in early 2023. The SWSH Promotional print has the collection number SWSH125. This print was subsequently released, alongside a Full Art Secret card with artwork by Shinji Kanda, in the Japanese VSTAR Universe subset. An oversized unnumbered S-P Promotional version of the Full Art print was available in the Japanese Lapras Jumbo Card Collection from December 16, 2022. The Full Art print was later released outside Asia as a SWSH Black Star Promo card with the collection number SWSH284 and was available in the Crown Zenith Tins from March 17, 2023.

Gallery

Evolving Skies print
Illus. Kazuma Koda
SWSH125 print
Illus. KEIICHIRO ITO
SWSH284 print
Illus. Shinji Kanda
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

This card features the Galarian form of Moltres. Fiery Wrath is a move in the Pokémon games that Galarian Moltres can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.


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