Pokémon · XY
Starmie
Evolutions · #31 · Rare · 2016
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 31 / 113
- Release year
- 2016
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Staryu
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Pokédex #
- 121
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Recovery
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 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.
- 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.
- Its main attack (Star Freeze) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 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 Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Starmie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon has a geometric body. Because of its body, the locals suspect that it is an alien creature."
Ability: Space Beacon
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard a card from your hand. If you do, put 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. (You can't choose a card you discarded with the effect of this Ability.)
WCStar Freeze — 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Starmie or Evolutions.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Starmie was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Starmie
Tournaments scanned
290
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Starmie
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.07 | $0.27 | $7.95 | $0.27 | $0.15 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.44 | $1.33 | $19.98 | $1.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/08| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.58 |
| 7-day average | €0.40 |
| 30-day average | €0.25 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.36 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.96 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.67 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.22 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.58 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.48 |
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 $0.27; 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 "Evolutions" in the XY series, released in 2016.
What rarity is Starmie?
Starmie is a Rare card in the Evolutions set.
Other Starmie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
