Staraptor 119/172 · Brilliant Stars

Brilliant Stars is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on February 25, 2022. The printed size is 172. This checklist is longer, at 186 cards. Staraptor is 119/172, in position 119 of 186 on this checklist. Before it is 118 Staravia, and after it is 120 Bidoof. The listed rarity is Rare.

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

Narumi Sato illustrated this card. The same name is on 44 other cards in the catalog.

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 Narumi Sato illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Staraptor list a different HP.

The attack Strong Breeze lists no damage number. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Your opponent shuffles their Active Pokémon and all attached cards into their deck. Spinning Bird is another attack lists 180 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When Staravia evolve into Staraptor, they leave the flock to live alone. They have sturdy wings." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Brilliant Stars, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Brilliant Stars set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Staraptor can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.