Staraptor 16/130 · Diamond & Pearl

Staraptor is Pokédex #398, generation 4 (Sinnoh). Staraptor is a Stage 2 Colorless Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 54. The card says it evolves from Staravia. In this catalog that name is Staravia (#397).

Staraptor sits at 16/130 in Diamond & Pearl, position 16 of 130. Before it is 15 Skuntank, and after it is 17 Torterra. The set belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on 1 May 2007. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Accelerative Dive lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all damage done to Staraptor by attacks (both yours and your opponent's) until the end of your next turn. Brave Heart is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, Staraptor does 100 damage to itself. Weakness is Lightning +30. Resistance is Fighting -20. The flavor text reads "It has a savage nature. It will courageously challenge foes that are much larger."

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 2008 to 2026. The earliest other card is Staraptor 27/100 in Stormfront (2008). That card lists 120 HP, and this one lists 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Rare Holo. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Masahiko Ishii illustrated this one. 10 other cards of Staraptor list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Masahiko Ishii. I count 5 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Diamond & Pearl set binder is where a full Diamond & Pearl 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.