Shaymin-EX (Roaring Skies 77)

Shaymin

シェイミEX ShayminEX

Yellow A Alternate print
Illus. TOKIYA

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

110

weakness ×2	resistance -20	retreat cost

English expansion	Roaring Skies
Rarity
English card no.	77/108
Japanese expansion	Emerald Break
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	063/078

English expansion	Roaring Skies
Rarity
English card no.	106/108
Japanese expansion	Emerald Break
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	087/078

Japanese expansion	Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no.	098/131

Japanese expansion	The Best of XY
Japanese card no.	106/171

English expansion	Yellow A Alternate cards
English card no.	77a/108
Japanese expansion	The Best of XY
Japanese card no.	188/171

Japanese Deck Kit	Extra Regulation Box
Japanese card no.	021/048

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Shaymin.

Shaymin (Japanese: シェイミEX ShayminEX) is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It was first released as part of the Roaring Skies expansion.

Card text

Set Up

セットアップ

When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench, you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.

Sky Return

スカイリターン

30

Return this Pokémon and all cards attached to it to your hand.

Pokémon-EX Rule

When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as both a Regular card and a Full Art card in the Roaring Skies expansion, first released in the Japanese Emerald Break expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Ayaka Yoshida, while the Full Art print features artwork by Ryo Ueda. The Regular print was reprinted as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack.

The Regular print was reprinted in the Japanese The Best of XY subset. A new Full Art print, with artwork by TOKIYA and also featuring Mega Rayquaza from this card's original expansion, was also released in the subset. This print was later released in English in the Premium Trainer's XY Collection as a Yellow A Alternate card. The Regular print was reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Extra Regulation Box released on October 4, 2019.

Gallery

Regular print
Illus. Ayaka Yoshida

Full Art print
Illus. Ryo Ueda

Yellow A Alternate print
Illus. TOKIYA

Trivia

This card was banned starting on November 27, 2020, from all sanctioned Pokémon TCG tournaments using the Expanded format due to the introduction of Scoop Up Net allowing repeated uses of its Ability for an early setup. It remains banned even after Scoop Up Net has been banned.

Origin

This card features Shaymin in its Sky Forme. Set Up is an Ability that first appeared as a Poké-Power on Uxie from Legends Awakened.

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