01Card Stats

Basic EX

HP 180

TypeColorless

RarityPromo

IllustratorToyste Beach

WeaknessLightning ×2

Retreat●●

SetBW Black Star Promos

Released2011

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Promo
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials: No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English: Standard English release.
Japanese: Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European: Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other: No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo	~$31 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

Lugia — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #249).
Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
Required for any complete Lugia master set across eras.
Collectors of the BW Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Situational

Basic EX Lugia with 180 HP and a top attack near 120 damage. Ultra-rare Lugia variants like this occasionally turned up in constructed decks during their era, though seldom as a deck's centerpiece.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Overflow

If your opponent's Pokémon is Knocked Out by damage from an attack of this Pokémon, take 1 more Prize card.

Plasma Gale Cost: Colorless + Colorless + Colorless + Colorless · 120 damage

Discard a Plasma Energy attached to this Pokémon. If you can't discard a Plasma Energy, this attack does nothing.

Weakness: Lightning ×2
Resistance: Fighting -20
Retreat cost: 2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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