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Moltres ex

Nintendo Black Star Promos / #31/40

Moltres ex

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Nintendo Black Star Promos
Rarity (source)
Common
Illustrator
Ken Ikuji
Source reference
np-31

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The Pokémon’s story

Moltres crosses the sky with wings that scatter flames at every beat. The Pokédex describes it as a bird capable of controlling fire, but also attributes a spectacular way of healing to it: when injured, it is said to bathe in a volcano’s magma. Its glowing silhouette can light up the night. In the stories that follow it, fire is therefore more than a weapon; it accompanies its flight, survival and recovery of strength.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Shield reports that Moltres’s blazing wings have lit paths for people lost in the mountains. The same fire that can frighten thus becomes a landmark in the darkness. The entry uses the form of a passed-down story, without identifying the travellers concerned.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Fire
Stage (source)
Basic
Pokédex number
146
Weakness (source)
Water ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Abilities

Synchronized Lift

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As long as you have Articuno ex and Zapdos ex in play, the Retreat Cost for Moltres ex is 0.

Attacks

Flame Gift

Cost: Colorless

Damage: 10

You may move a Fire Energy card attached to Moltres ex to 1 of your Pokémon.

Scorching Wing

Cost: Fire · Fire · Colorless

Damage: 90

Discard all Fire Energy attached to Moltres ex.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Holographic
  • holo · standard

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