Staraptor 127/162 · BREAKthrough

BREAKthrough is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 4, 2015. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 165 cards. Staraptor is 127/162, in position 127 of 165 on this checklist. Before it is 126 Staravia, and after it is 128 Chatot. The listed rarity is Rare.

Staraptor is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 140 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).

Kouki Saitou illustrated this card. The same name is on 652 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 140 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Masahiko Ishii illustrated that card, and Kouki Saitou illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Staraptor list a different HP.

The attack Cyclone Slash lists 70 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. Before doing damage, have your opponent switch his or her Active Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon. Brave Bird is another attack lists 120 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon does 20 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "When Staravia evolve into Staraptor, they leave the flock to live alone. They have sturdy wings."

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