M Venusaur-EX, Swellow, Muscle Band revealed in XY Beginning Set insert

All being released in Collection X, Collection Y
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  • Thursday, November 7, 2013

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Update: Details on a new Swellow card and a new Pokémon Tool, Muscle Band have been added below;

Venusaur-EX's Mega Evolution, as well as a new Pokémon Tool named Muscle Band, and a new Swellow card have all been revealed by a rule insert included in the XY Beginning Set that is due for release Nov. 8. M Venusaur-EX is a Grass-type Pokémon-EX with 230 HP, and one attack: Crisis Vine. The attack name is featured across the artwork of the card. However, when a player Mega Evolves, their turn ends. M Venusaur-EX will be released in Collection X in December, and in the English XY expansion in February. The translations and the image of M Venusaur-EX can be seen below, while the card text for Venusaur-EX is below for reference. Images of Muscle Band and Swellow have not yet been posted online.

M Venusaur-EX

M Venusaur-EX  
MフシギバナEX MFushigibanaEX
Grass-attack.png
MVenusaurEXXY2.jpg
Hit Points: 230
Grass-attack.pngGrass-attack.pngGrass-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Crisis Vine
クライシスバイン
120
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned and Paralyzed.
This Pokémon is both GrassColorless type
003
When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
weakness
Fire-attack.png×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
Colorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Colorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png


Venusaur-EX

Venusaur-EX  
フシギバナEX FushigibanaEX
Grass-attack.png
VenusaurEXXY1.jpg
Hit Points: 180
Grass-attack.pngColorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Poison Powder
どくのこな
60
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Grass-attack.pngGrass-attack.pngColorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Jungle Hammer
ジャングルハンマー
90
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
This Pokémon is both GrassColorless type
003
When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
weakness
Fire-attack.png×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
Colorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Colorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png


Swellow

Swellow  
オオスバメ Ohsubame
Colorless-attack.png
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Hit Points: 90
Ability
Drive Off
おいはらう
 
 
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon, you may have your opponent switch his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon.
Colorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.pngColorless-attack.png
Wing Attack
つばさでうつ
60
weakness
Lightning-attack.png×2
resistance
Fighting-attack.png-20
retreat cost
Colorless-attack.png


Muscle Band

All prints
AceSpec.png You can only have 1 Ace Spec Trainer card in your deck.
Attach to 1 of your Pokémon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. If that Pokémon is Knocked Out, discard this card.
Each of the attacks of the Pokémon this card is attached to does 20 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).