Pokémon · EX
Starmie
Deoxys · #48 · Uncommon · 2005
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From
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Market reference
$2.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 108
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Staryu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yukiko Baba
- Pokédex #
- 121
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Starmie plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Water / Psychic Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Staryu; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Starmie
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Yukiko Baba
This card was illustrated by Yukiko Baba.
Building around Starmie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Core Guard
As long as Starmie has any Psychic Energy attached to it, damage done to Starmie by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
WEnergy Flip
Choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) You may move an Energy attached to that Pokémon to another of your opponent's Pokémon.
PPsychic Boom — 10+
Does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.10 | $2.46 | $19.98 | $2.42 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $65.00 | $439.00 | $679.50 | $25.11 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.04 |
| 30-day average | €2.22 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €2.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €19.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €28.97 |
| reverseHoloSell | €34.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.82 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €14.71 |
| Reverse holo trend | €19.84 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Starmie is real?
Starmie 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 Starmie worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Starmie is $2.42; 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 Starmie from?
Starmie is from the Pokémon set "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Starmie?
Starmie is a Uncommon card in the Deoxys set.
Other Starmie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
