Lugia (Neo Genesis 9)

Lugia LV.45 ルギア Lugia

File:NeoGenLugia.jpg Illus. Hironobu Yoshida

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Lugia Type Colorless HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost Expansion Neo Genesis Rarity English card no. 9/111 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Lugia.

Lugia (Japanese: ルギア Lugia) is a Colorless-type basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Neo Genesis set.

Card text

Pokédex data

Species	Diving Pokémon
Length	17'1"
Weight	476 lbs
Pokémon No.	249
Entry	It is said that it quietly spends its time deep at the bottom of the sea, because its powers are too strong.

Trivia

This card's Elemental Blast attack was the first in the TCG that required three different types of energy to use.

Origin

Elemental Blast is a direct reference to Lugia's role as the master of the legendary birds, requiring one energy each of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres's TCG types to use. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Gold.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.