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Misty's Staryu

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Misty's Staryu

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #46 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

$0.12

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
46 / 244
Release year
2025
Rarity
Common
HP
70
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Starmie
Retreat cost
1 energy
Regulation mark
I
Illustrator
Shinya Komatsu
Pokédex #
120
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Status Conditions
Damage efficiency
20 damage
20 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Misty's Staryu plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
  • Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • 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.
  • Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 4 copies.

How to beat Misty's Staryu

  • Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
  • On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion
0% of decks
3.79 copies on average · 29 decks
Match win rate
41.9%
-5.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

More by Shinya Komatsu

This card was illustrated by Shinya Komatsu.

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About this card

HP: 70Type:WWaterSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Starmie

"Fish Pokémon nibble at it, but Staryu isn't bothered. Its body regenerates quickly, even if part of it is completely torn off."

WBubble Beam — 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Weakness:L×2

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

8

ran Misty's Staryu

Tournaments scanned

289

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

Top decks running Misty's Staryu

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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 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$20.00$0.12$0.07
Reverse Holofoil$0.07$0.35$19.98$0.35$0.20

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/21
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.03
7-day average€0.03
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.03
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.05
Reverse holo 7-day€0.20
reverseHoloSell€0.20
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.20
Reverse holo trend€0.20

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Misty's Staryu is real?

Misty's Staryu 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 Misty's Staryu worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Misty's Staryu is $0.12; 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 Misty's Staryu from?

Misty's Staryu is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Misty's Staryu?

Misty's Staryu is a Common card in the Destined Rivals set.

Other Misty's Staryu printings

Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.