Aerodactyl 13/99 · Arceus

Aerodactyl is Pokédex #142, generation 1 (Kanto). Aerodactyl is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 47. The card says it evolves from Old Amber.

Aerodactyl sits at 13/99 in Arceus, position 13 of 111. Before it is 12 Zapdos G, and after it is 14 Bronzong. The set belongs to the Platinum series. It was released on November 4, 2009. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 111 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

Unearth is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for Helix Fossil, Dome Fossil, or Old Amber, show it your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can't be used if Aerodactyl is affected by a Special Condition. The attack Hyper Beam lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. 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 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 2, and here it is 1. 21 other cards of Aerodactyl list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masakazu Fukuda. I count 471 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Arceus set binder is where a full Arceus 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.