Staravia 146/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Darkness Ablaze is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. Staravia is 146/189, in position 146 of 201 on this checklist. Before it is 145 Starly, and after it is 147 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.

chibi illustrated this card. The same name is on 40 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 chibi illustrated this one. 6 other cards of Staravia list a different HP.

The attack Ambush lists 20+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Wing Attack is another attack lists 40 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives in forests and fields. Squabbles over territory occur when flocks collide." The regulation mark is D.

I keep a set binder for Darkness Ablaze, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Darkness Ablaze 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.