Staraptor 147/189 · Darkness Ablaze

Staraptor is Pokédex #398, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Staraptor is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 150 HP. The card says it evolves from Staravia. In this catalog that name is Staravia (#397).

Staraptor sits at 147/189 in Darkness Ablaze, position 147 of 201. Before it is 146 Staravia, and after it is 148 Ducklett. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on August 14, 2020. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 201 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Hurricane Blender lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless. Move any amount of Energy from your Pokémon to your other Pokémon in any way you like. Brave Bird is another attack lists 170 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. The flavor text reads "When Staravia evolve into Staraptor, they leave the flock to live alone. They have sturdy wings." The regulation mark is D.

Staraptor (#398) has 11 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 9 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Staraptor 16/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 100 HP, and this one lists 150 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Masahiko Ishii illustrated that card, and AKIRA EGAWA illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Staraptor list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads AKIRA EGAWA. I count 83 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Darkness Ablaze set binder is where a full Darkness Ablaze set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staraptor can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.