Altaria 18/127 · Platinum

Altaria is Pokédex #334, generation 3 (Hoenn). Altaria is a Stage 1 Colorless Pokémon with 90 HP. The card lists level 48. The card says it evolves from Swablu. In this catalog that name is Swablu (#333).

Altaria sits at 18/127 in Platinum, position 18 of 133. Before it is 17 Weavile G, and after it is 19 Banette. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on February 11, 2009. The printed size is 127. This checklist is longer, at 133 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Midnight Eyes lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Perish Song is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. If the Defending Pokémon is Asleep and was damaged or affected by Midnight Eyes during your last turn, the Defending Pokémon is Knocked Out. Healing Song is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Remove 1 damage counter from each of your Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1.

Altaria (#334) has 38 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Altaria 2/97 in Dragon (2003). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Atsuko Nishida illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 31 other cards of Altaria list a different HP.

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

Platinum set binder is where a full Platinum set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Altaria can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.