01Card Stats

Basic EX

HP 100

TypeFighting

RarityPromo

IllustratorRyo Ueda

WeaknessWater ×2

Retreat●●

SetNintendo Black Star Promos

Released2003

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	~$116 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

TCGplayer market is an asking-price proxy and can run above realized eBay sold prices; verify against recent solds before buying or selling.

Looking to buy this card?

These links may earn HoloHaul a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Find on TCGplayer Find on eBay

07Why Collectors Want It

Early-2000s Nintendo Black Star Promos printing with vintage collector appeal.
Groudon — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #383).
Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
Required for any complete Groudon master set across eras.
Collectors of the Nintendo Black Star Promos set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic EX Groudon with 100 HP; top attack around 60 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Ability: Frenzy

As long as your opponent has Kyogre, Kyogre ex, Rayquaza, or Rayquaza ex in play, Groudon ex's attacks do 40 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

Mix-Up Cost: Fighting + Colorless · 30 damage

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent discards the top card from his or her deck.

Earthquake Cost: Fighting + Colorless + Colorless · 60 damage

Does 10 damage to each of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Weakness: Water ×2
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.

← Back to all Groudon ex cards

Groudon ex