Staravia 96/116 · Plasma Freeze

Plasma Freeze is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on May 8, 2013. The printed size is 116. This checklist is longer, at 122 cards. Staravia is 96/116, in position 96 of 122 on this checklist. Before it is 95 Starly, and after it is 97 Staraptor. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Staravia is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Staravia (#397), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Starly. In this catalog that name is Starly (#396). The card lists Staraptor, Staraptor (#398) under evolves to.

sui illustrated this card. The same name is on 194 other cards in the catalog.

Staravia (#397) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Staravia 64/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 70 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Masakazu Fukuda illustrated that card, and sui illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Staravia list a different HP.

The attack Take Down lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this Pokémon does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "Recognizing their own weakness, they always live in a group. When alone, a Staravia cries noisily."

I keep a set binder for Plasma Freeze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Freeze set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staravia can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.