Aerodactyl 53/108 · Dark Explorers

Aerodactyl is Pokédex #142, generation 1 (Kanto). Aerodactyl is a Restored Fighting Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Old Amber Aerodactyl.

Aerodactyl sits at 53/108 in Dark Explorers, position 53 of 111. Before it is 52 Cofagrigus, and after it is 54 Groudon-EX. The set belongs to the Black & White series. It was released on May 9, 2012. The printed size is 108. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Ancient Scream is listed as Ability. Your Pokémon's attacks do 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). The attack Wing Attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Old Amber Aerodactyl The flavor text reads "A Pokémon that roamed the skies in the dinosaur era. Its teeth are like saw blades."

Aerodactyl (#142) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Aerodactyl 1/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 23 other cards of Aerodactyl list a different HP.

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

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