Thundurus-EX (Plasma Freeze 38)

Thundurus

ボルトロスEX VoltolosEX

Regular print
Illus. Eske Yoshinob

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

170

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Plasma Freeze
Rarity
English card no.	38/116
Japanese expansion	Thunder Knuckle
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	020/051

English expansion	Plasma Freeze
Rarity
English card no.	110/116
Japanese expansion	Thunder Knuckle
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	052/051

Expansion	BW Black Star Promos
English card no.	BW81

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

Thundurus (Japanese: ボルトロスEX VoltolosEX) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon-EX card. It was first released as part of the Plasma Freeze expansion.

Card text

Team Plasma

Raiden Knuckle

ライデンナックル

30

Attach an Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Team Plasma Pokémon.

Thunderous Noise

サンダーラウド

90

If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.

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 and a Full Art card in the English Plasma Freeze expansion, first released in the Japanese Thunder Knuckle expansion. The Regular print features artwork by Eske Yoshinob, while the Full Art print features artwork by 5ban Graphics. This card was later reprinted as one of the BW Black Star Promos with new artwork by Eske Yoshinob and was included in the Team Plasma Tins released in September 2013.

Gallery

Regular print
Illus. Eske Yoshinob

Full Art print
Illus. 5ban Graphics

BW Black Star Promotional print
Illus. Eske Yoshinob

Trivia

Origin

This card features Thundurus in its Therian Forme. Raiden Knuckle's Japanese name is that of the Japanese expansion in which Thundurus-EX was first released.

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