No. 398 · Sinnoh · Normal/Flying
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Staraptor is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 398 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 12
- Sets
- 10
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Illustrators
- 11
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Staraptor art

01/06Larry's Staraptor
Illustration rare

02/06Staraptor
Rare

03/06Larry's Staraptor
Rare

04/06Staraptor FB
Holo Rare

05/06Staraptor
Rare

06/06Staraptor
Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Staraptor cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Staraptor artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Staraptor by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Staraptor cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Staraptor gets drawn
Staraptor is usually drawn fierce, tense and moody, almost always flying.
Across 12 Staraptor artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2007–2026
Staraptor through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2007 Diamond & Pearl
2008 Stormfront
2009 Supreme Victors
2013 Plasma Freeze
2015 BREAKthrough
2017 Crimson Invasion
2020 Darkness Ablaze
2022 Brilliant Stars
2023 Scarlet & Violet
2026 Ascended Heroes
Evolves from
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Staraptorthis page · 12 cards
Staraptor sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Staraptor turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Staraptor card
12 cards, strongest artwork first.
Staraptor in numbers
- Cards
- 12
- Sets
- 10since Diamond & Pearl
- Illustrators
- 11most by Kouki Saitou
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 2, LV.X
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 80–150
They span 10 sets, from Diamond & Pearl to Ascended Heroes. 11 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kouki Saitou, AKIRA EGAWA and Atsushi Furusawa. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 2 and LV.X.
Who draws Staraptor
11 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
10 sets, by how many Staraptor cards each holds.
Ascended Heroes2
Supreme Victors2
BREAKthrough1
Brilliant Stars1
Crimson Invasion1
Darkness Ablaze1
Diamond & Pearl1
Plasma Freeze1
Scarlet & Violet1
Stormfront1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Staraptor cards are there?
- There are 12 Staraptor cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 10 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Staraptor card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Staraptor art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Staraptor cards?
- 11 illustrators have drawn Staraptor. Kouki Saitou has done the most at 2, followed by AKIRA EGAWA and Atsushi Furusawa.
- What was the first Staraptor card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Diamond & Pearl, released in 2007. 7 of its 12 cards are Rare.


