Card five of 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (S8a), released in Japan on October 22, 2021, is Lugia — a 130-HP Colorless Basic Pokémon that the set’s own product page names directly, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
This guide answers the questions readers actually ask about Lugia 005/028: what it is, what it does in a match, whether it’s the only Lugia in the 25th anniversary line-up, and where our store currently stands on it.
Lugia 005/028 is a Colorless-type Basic Pokémon, HP 130, illustrated by Kouki Saitou, with two attacks: Aeroball (20 damage for each Energy on both Active Pokémon) and Deep Crush (160 damage, then Lugia can’t attack next turn). It comes from 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (S8a) packs. Our S8A 25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026).
What Is Lugia 005/028?
Lugia 005/028 is a Basic Pokémon card from 25th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (S8a), credited on its official database detail page to illustrator Kouki Saitou — the same illustrator credited on the card immediately before it, Ho-Oh at 004/028. It’s typed Colorless rather than any elemental type — the one Colorless-typed entry among the set’s 25 numbered cards — and it carries 130 HP, the same total as Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre and several other Basic Pokémon in the set’s opening run.
Its Pokédex panel, quoted verbatim: No.249 せんすいポケモン / 高さ：5.2 m 重さ：216.0 kg / 海の神様と 伝えられる ポケモン。 嵐の 夜 姿を 見たという 話が 伝えられる。 In our rendering, that reads roughly: Pokédex No.249, Diving Pokémon, height 5.2 m, weight 216.0 kg, said to be a god of the sea, with tales of it being seen on stormy nights. The database’s evolution panel for this page lists ルギアBREAK above [THIS CARD] ルギア — that’s the chain the page displays, not a claim that 005/028 evolves within S8a itself.
See our Ho-Oh 004/028 guide for the card that immediately precedes Lugia in the set’s numbering and shares its illustrator.
What Does Lugia 005/028 Do in a Match?
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Card number | 005/028 |
| JP name | ルギア |
| Type | Colorless |
| HP | 130 |
| Weakness | Lightning (×2) |
| Resistance | Fighting (−30) |
| Retreat | 2 |
Two attacks are printed on the card:
- [{C}{C}] Aeroball (エアロボール) 20× — This attack does 20 damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokémon.
- [{C}{C}{C}{C}] Deep Crush (ディープクラッシュ) 160 — During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
Aeroball scales with however much Energy is stacked on both Active Pokémon at the moment it’s used, so its output moves as a match develops rather than being fixed. Deep Crush is the flat, heavy hit — 160 damage for four Colorless Energy — but it locks Lugia out of attacking on the following turn, so a player has to plan around that cooldown rather than chaining it every turn.
Both attacks cost only Colorless Energy, meaning any Energy type can pay for either one — there’s no requirement to run a specific Energy type just to power Lugia’s attacks. The four-Energy cost on Deep Crush is a heavier commitment than most Basic Pokémon ask for in this set, so building enough Energy on the field before using it is part of playing the card as printed, and the two-Energy retreat cost printed alongside it means switching Lugia out of the Active spot isn’t cheap either.
Is 005/028 the Only Lugia in the 25th Anniversary Line-Up?
Yes. The 25th-anniversary card line has three parts, and Lugia appears in one of them. The S8a expansion prints it once, at 005/028. The Promo Card Pack 25th ANNIVERSARY edition’s official 25-card checklist runs from リザードン（1996） through カプ・テテフGX（2017） and contains no Lugia. The 25th ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN BOX holds a deck of 60 holo cards drawn from just 16 database entries in the S8a-G block — five Pokémon, six Item cards, four Supporters and a Basic Lightning Energy — and no Lugia is among them.
30th CELEBRATION (M6a), released September 16, 2026, has its own Lugia at 097/103 and a Classic Collection reprint at 142/103 by Naoyo Kimura — see our Lugia in 30th Celebration guide.
As for 005/028 itself, its detail page in the official database shows only the S8a expansion logo, with no G/H/I regulation-mark letter printed anywhere on it. No S8a detail page prints a regulation-mark letter.
How Does It Compare With the Cards Around It?
S8a opens with a run of Basic Pokémon that share a stat line but split on type. Ho-Oh 004/028 is Fire, 130 HP, Weakness Lightning ×2, Resistance Fighting −30, Retreat 2. Lugia 005/028 carries exactly that same Weakness, Resistance and Retreat line, and the same 130 HP, with Colorless in place of Fire. Groudon 006/028 is Fighting, 130 HP, Weakness Grass ×2, no printed Resistance, Retreat 3; Kyogre 007/028 is Water, 130 HP, Weakness Lightning ×2, no printed Resistance, Retreat 3. Dialga 008/028, Palkia 009/028, Reshiram 010/028 and Zekrom 011/028 are all 130 HP as well, so the number that sets these cards apart on the page is the type symbol, not the HP.
The type matters most in what the attacks cost. Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire and Fire Blast both demand Fire Energy; Groudon’s two attacks demand Fighting; Kyogre’s demand Water. Lugia’s Aeroball and Deep Crush ask only for Colorless, so any Energy card in the deck pays for either one. That is the practical difference between 005/028 and the cards printed on both sides of it: the same durability, a heavier top-end attack, and no Energy-type requirement attached to using it.
No PSA 10 single of Lugia 005/028 is listed on our site at the moment; sourcing requests for it go through Quick Order.
Where Can I Buy It?
Not as a single from us at the moment — that request goes through Quick Order. The option that is listed is the sealed expansion every copy of 005/028 came out of: our S8A 25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box is currently listed at ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026).
Two more collection pages sit either side of that box: the PSA 10 collection, where graded 25th Anniversary singles appear while they are listed, and the wider Japanese Pokémon card collection, which mixes singles with sealed product; other Japanese boxes sit in the sealed booster box collection. For the other 24 numbered cards, our S8A booster box guide and S8A pull rates and best cards guide take the set as a whole.
USD figures convert at ¥154/USD (approximate).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lugia 005/028 in 25th Anniversary Collection?
Card five of S8a: a Basic Pokémon typed Colorless rather than any element, with 130 HP, a Lightning weakness, a Fighting resistance and a two-Energy retreat cost. Its attacks are Aeroball and Deep Crush, and the art is credited to Kouki Saitou.
What does Lugia 005/028 attack for?
Aeroball does 20 damage for each Energy attached to both Active Pokémon, for [C][C]. Deep Crush does 160 damage for [C][C][C][C], but Lugia can’t attack during your next turn afterward.
Does Lugia 005/028 need a particular Energy type?
No. Aeroball costs [C][C] and Deep Crush costs [C][C][C][C], so any Energy card in the deck can pay for either attack as printed.
Who illustrated Lugia 005/028?
Kouki Saitou, per the official card database — the same illustrator credited on 004/028 Ho-Oh.
Is Lugia 005/028 a holo card?
The set’s official product page puts it in one line — 「カードはすべてキラカード」, every card is a holo card. Nothing narrower is printed: the database detail page for 005/028 carries no mirror or holo field of its own.
How would I get hold of a Lugia 005/028?
Sealed, for the time being. Our S8A 25th Anniversary Collection Booster Box carries a current listing of ¥67,200 (~$436) (September 17, 2026); a Lugia 005/028 single would have to be sourced through Quick Order.
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