Staryu 23/99 · Next Destinies

Staryu is Pokédex #120, generation 1 (Kanto). Staryu is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Starmie, Starmie (#121) under evolves to.

Staryu sits at 23/99 in Next Destinies, position 23 of 103. Before it is 22 Reshiram-EX, and after it is 24 Starmie. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Recover lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon and heal all damage from this Pokémon. Water Gun is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "If its body is torn, it can grow back if the red core remains. The core flashes at midnight."

Staryu (#120) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Staryu 65/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Staryu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Naoyo Kimura. I count 256 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Next Destinies set binder is where a full Next Destinies set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staryu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.