Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Staraptor
Stormfront · #27 · Rare · 2008
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From
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Market reference
$1.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Staravia
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 398
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
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 (Clutch) 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 ≥60 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 — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Staraptor?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Protect Wing
As long as Staraptor is your Active Pokémon, any damage done by attacks from your opponent's Stage 2 Evolved Pokémon is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CStrong Breeze
Flip a coin. If heads, put 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon and all cards attached to it on top of your opponent's deck. Your opponent shuffles his or her deck afterward.
CCCClutch — 60
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:L+30
Resistance:F-20
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.57 | $1.06 | $19.98 | $1.17 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.18 | $7.67 | $69.90 | $7.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.29 |
| 7-day average | €0.24 |
| 30-day average | €0.39 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.20 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.26 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.12 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.23 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.63 |
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 $1.17; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Staraptor?
Staraptor is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.
Other Staraptor printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
