Pokémon · Black & White
Staraptor
Plasma Freeze · #97 · Rare · 2013
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From
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Market reference
$0.73
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 97 / 122
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Staravia
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 398
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Staraptor plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Wing Attack) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Staravia first).
How to beat Staraptor
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Staraptor?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It never stops attacking even if it is injured. It fusses over the shape of its comb."
CCCWing Attack — 60
CCCCStrong Breeze
Your opponent shuffles the Defending Pokémon and all cards attached to it into his or her deck.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Staraptor was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.39 | $0.74 | $19.98 | $0.73 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.97 | $4.09 | $45.10 | $4.05 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.63 |
| 30-day average | €0.74 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €0.81 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.69 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.20 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.67 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.83 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Staraptor is real?
Staraptor is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Staraptor worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Staraptor is $0.73; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Staraptor from?
Staraptor is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Staraptor?
Staraptor is a Rare card in the Plasma Freeze set.
Other Staraptor printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
