Aerodactyl’s Japanese card pool is short and easy to track: one print covered here, one set, one foil treatment worth knowing about. That makes it a clean entry point for anyone chasing the Master Ball Mirror mechanic without wading through a decade of reprints.
The card is プテラ — Aerodactyl, No. 142/165, printed as a Rare (R) in the Japanese enhanced expansion pack ポケモンカード151 / Pokemon Card 151 (set code SV2a), carrying the set’s Master Ball Mirror foil parallel. A graded PSA 10 example of this exact print is currently listed on our site, shipped from Tokyo, and this guide covers what the card is, how the Master Ball Mirror treatment works, where the print sits inside SV2a, and how it compares to the card’s English release.
Aerodactyl R: Master Ball Mirror 142/165 is a PSA 10, currently listed at ¥24,214 (~$152). It’s a Rare-tier foil parallel from Pokemon Card 151 (SV2a), Japan’s 16 June 2023 enhanced expansion pack, which applies its Poké Ball/Master Ball Mirror mechanic across Common, Uncommon and Rare cards. If you’d rather pull your own copy, the SV2A-Pokemon 151 Japanese Booster Box is the sealed source product this print comes from.
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The Card: Aerodactyl 142/165 R
Aerodactyl is a Colorless-type Stage 1 Pokemon, with 130 HP. It carries two attacks: かっくう for 30 damage on a single Colorless energy, and たいかこうせん for 100 damage on two Colorless energy — the latter also removes one Evolution card from an opponent’s evolved Active Pokemon and returns it to hand. It has a Weakness to Lightning, a Resistance to Fighting, and a Retreat Cost of 0, with Regulation Mark G. The 142/165 print is illustrated by Shinji Kanda.
Printed rarity for this card number is Rare (R). The Master Ball Mirror is a foil-pattern parallel applied on top of that same Rare print — not a separate, higher printed rarity tier. Our own graded example of this exact print carries a current listing at ¥24,214 (~$152), PSA 10.
Print History: The Master Ball Mirror Treatment
Aerodactyl’s SV2a 142/165 Rare print with Master Ball Mirror foil is the print this guide covers. The base Rare and the Master Ball Mirror share the same card number, and no earlier or later Japanese printing of this exact card was checked for this guide — SV2a is the appearance covered here.
What does vary, per the set’s own mechanic, is the foil pattern layered on top of that single Rare print. Per Bulbapedia, “common, uncommon, and rare cards have Mirror Holofoil variants featuring a Poké Ball pattern; or, rarely, a Master Ball pattern” — the same card, same card number, same printed rarity, with an alternate foil texture standing in as the harder pull. No official figure for how the two foil patterns divide has been published, so we don’t quote a ratio here.
Rather than other prints of Aerodactyl itself, the more useful comparison is to fellow “ancient/fossil” Pokemon carrying the same Master Ball Mirror treatment within SV2a. We currently list graded examples of two of them:
| Card | Number | Rarity | JP Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerodactyl (this guide) | 142/165 | R, Master Ball Mirror | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Articuno | 144/165 | R, Master Ball Mirror | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Mewtwo | 150/165 | R, Master Ball Mirror | 16 Jun 2023 |
Our graded PSA 10 Articuno R: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 144/165] is currently listed at ¥12,102 (~$76), and our graded PSA 10 Mewtwo R: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 150/165] is currently listed at ¥40,299 (~$253). Both sit on the same Rare-tier foil parallel as Aerodactyl, just with different underlying market demand for each Pokemon. For the same mechanic applied to a Common-tier card instead, see our incoming Magikarp Master Ball Mirror card guide, and for the mechanic across the whole set, see our Master Ball Mirror Pokemon cards guide.
The Set: Pokemon Card 151 (SV2a)
Pokemon Card 151 — 強化拡張パック「ポケモンカード151」in Japanese — is set code SV2a, an enhanced expansion pack released in Japan on 16 June 2023. The set totals 210 cards, with each Japanese booster pack containing 7 cards and 2 guaranteed holofoils. The card’s own printed number, 142/165, sits inside the set’s main numbered run, which tops out at 165 before the set’s higher secret-rare and full-art slots continue on past that number toward the 210-card total.
SV2a is built entirely around the original 151 Pokemon from the Kanto region, and the set carries its own dedicated pull-rate and full card-list resources on our site — see our Pokemon Card 151 pull-rates and best cards hub and our SV2a full card list for the set-wide picture beyond this single Aerodactyl print.
Sealed SV2a product — where this print originates — is available as the SV2A-Pokemon 151 Japanese Booster Box currently listed at ¥43,860 (~$276), with a Damaged Box variant at ¥53,760 (~$338) for buyers who don’t mind cosmetic packaging wear. Our Pokemon Card 151 booster box buying guide covers both options in more depth.
Where This Print Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
142/165’s base printed rarity is Rare (R) — one step above SV2a’s Common and Uncommon cards, and below the set’s full-art and secret-rare cards that sit outside the main 165-card numbering. The Master Ball Mirror sits on top of that same Rare print as a foil-pattern parallel, not as a distinct printed rarity of its own.
Within that Rare tier, a given card can carry either of two mirror-holo foil patterns: the more commonly seen Poké Ball pattern, or, per Bulbapedia, “rarely,” the Master Ball pattern that this print carries. No official pull-odds figure has been published for how often either pattern turns up, so we treat this as a foil variant of an ordinary Rare card rather than a headline chase slot — the set’s standout secret-rare and full-art cards, discussed in our Pokemon Card 151 pull-rates hub, sit in a different part of the card list entirely.
Where to Buy Aerodactyl from Tokyo
Our graded example of Aerodactyl R: Master Ball Mirror 142/165 carries a current listing at ¥24,214 (~$152), PSA 10 and shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. If you’d rather pull your own copy, sealed SV2A-Pokemon 151 Japanese Booster Boxes are the source product for this print, from ¥43,860 (~$276), with a Damaged Box option at ¥53,760 (~$338).
For other Rare-tier Master Ball Mirror cards from the same set, see our graded PSA 10 Articuno R: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 144/165] at ¥12,102 (~$76) and PSA 10 Mewtwo R: Master Ball Mirror [SV2a 150/165] at ¥40,299 (~$253), or browse the full range in our PSA 10 graded card collection. For every documented Japanese print of Aerodactyl beyond this one card, see our Aerodactyl Pokemon card guide, and for the same Master Ball Mirror mechanic on a different card, see our Umbreon Master Ball Mirror card guide. For a mixed order across singles and sealed product, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to build a cart.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Aerodactyl Master Ball Mirror 142/165?
It’s the Master Ball Mirror foil parallel of Aerodactyl’s Rare-tier print, card 142/165 from the Japanese enhanced expansion pack Pokemon Card 151 (set code SV2a), released 16 June 2023. A PSA 10 example of this print carries a current listing at ¥24,214 (~$152).
Is the Master Ball Mirror a separate printed rarity from the regular Rare card?
No. The Master Ball Mirror is a foil-pattern parallel of the same Rare print — same card number, same printed rarity — not a distinct higher rarity tier. Per Bulbapedia, Common, Uncommon and Rare cards in SV2a get a mirror-holo variant in either a Poké Ball pattern or, rarely, a Master Ball pattern.
What set is this card from?
Pokemon Card 151, Japanese set code SV2a, an enhanced expansion pack released 16 June 2023 with 210 total cards and a main numbering that runs to 165. Each Japanese booster pack contains 7 cards with 2 guaranteed holofoils.
Does Aerodactyl Master Ball Mirror have an English print?
Pokemon Card 151’s English equivalent set, 151 (Scarlet & Violet—151, “MEW”), carries the same Poké Ball/Master Ball Reverse Holo design concept at the set level. No exact English card-number match has been verified for this specific Aerodactyl print.
What other Master Ball Mirror cards are available from this set?
We currently list graded PSA 10 Articuno R: Master Ball Mirror (144/165) and PSA 10 Mewtwo R: Master Ball Mirror (150/165) from the same Pokemon Card 151 (SV2a) set, alongside sealed booster boxes that both prints come from.
Where can I buy Aerodactyl Master Ball Mirror from Tokyo?
Our graded 142/165 example carries a current listing at ¥24,214 (~$152), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Sealed SV2A booster boxes are also available if you’d rather pull your own copy.
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