Pokémon · XY
Starly
BREAKthrough · #125 · Common · 2015
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Market reference
$0.20
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 125 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Staravia
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kyoko Umemoto
- Pokédex #
- 396
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Starly plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Colorless type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Starly
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Building around Starly?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"They flock around mountains and fields, chasing after bug Pokémon. Their singing is noisy and annoying."
CCall for Pals
Search your deck for as many Starly as you like and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
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 Starly 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.21 | $1,000.00 | $0.20 | $0.19 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.23 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.43 | $0.23 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.46 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.36 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.42 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Starly is real?
Starly 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 Starly worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Starly is $0.20; 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 Starly from?
Starly is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Starly?
Starly is a Common card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Starly printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
