Aerodactyl 76/124 · Fates Collide

Fates Collide is a set in the XY series. It was released on May 2, 2016. The printed size is 124. This checklist is longer, at 129 cards. Aerodactyl is 76/124, in position 78 of 129 on this checklist. Before it is 75 Kangaskhan, and after it is 77 Snorlax. The listed rarity is Rare.

Aerodactyl is a Restored Colorless Pokémon with 120 HP. In the Pokédex this is Aerodactyl (#142), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Old Amber Aerodactyl.

kawayoo illustrated this card. The same name is on 209 other cards in the catalog.

Aerodactyl (#142) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2023. The earliest other card is Aerodactyl 1/62 in Fossil (1999). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Kagemaru Himeno illustrated that card, and kawayoo illustrated this one. 23 other cards of Aerodactyl list a different HP.

The attack Bite lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Jet Draft is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Discard a Special Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. The card text says: Put this card onto your Bench only with the effect of Old Amber Aerodactyl The flavor text reads "This vicious Pokémon is said to have flown in ancient skies while shrieking high-pitched cries."

I keep a set binder for Fates Collide, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Fates Collide set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Aerodactyl can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Fossil Pokémon. I still need this card.