Decidueye SM55/248 · SM Black Star Promos

Decidueye is Pokédex #724, generation 7 (Alola). Decidueye is a Stage 2 Grass Pokémon with 140 HP. The card says it evolves from Dartrix. In this catalog that name is Dartrix (#723).

Decidueye sits at SM55/248 in SM Black Star Promos, position 56 of 251. Before it is SM54 Lucario, and after it is SM56 Tsareena-GX. The set belongs to the Sun & Moon series. It was released on February 3, 2017. The printed size is 248. This checklist is longer, at 251 cards. The listed rarity is Promo.

The attack Leaf Blade lists 30+ damage. The cost is Grass. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage. Brave Bird is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It fires arrow quills from its wings with such precision they can pierce a pebble at distances over a hundred yards."

Decidueye (#724) has 20 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 13 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2017 to 2026. The earliest other card is Decidueye 11/149 in Sun & Moon (2017). Both list 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Promo. 14 other cards of Decidueye list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Kouki Saitou. I count 652 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

SM Black Star Promos set binder is where a full SM Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Decidueye can fill a slot in Generation 7 binder (Alola). I still need this card.