Staryu 52/264 · Fusion Strike

Staryu is Pokédex #120, generation 1 (Kanto). Staryu is a Basic Rapid Strike Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Starmie, Starmie (#121) under evolves to.

Staryu sits at 52/264 in Fusion Strike, position 52 of 284. Before it is 51 Cloyster, and after it is 53 Starmie. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 12, 2021. The printed size is 264. This checklist is longer, at 284 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Soak in Water lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless. Attach a Water Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon. Spinning Attack is another attack lists 10 damage. The cost is Water. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "No number of injuries can bother Staryu. Its amazing regenerative powers return it to its previous state in half a day!" The regulation mark is E.

Staryu (#120) has 29 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 27 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Staryu 65/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Keiji Kinebuchi illustrated that card, and tetsuya koizumi illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Staryu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads tetsuya koizumi. I count 62 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Fusion Strike set binder is where a full Fusion Strike set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staryu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.