Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Starmie
Legends Awakened · #71 · Uncommon · 2008
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$1.35
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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
- 71 / 146
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Staryu
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 121
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 30 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 ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Starmie?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky."
WStar Boomerang — 30
You may return Starmie and all cards attached to it to your hand.
PCore Flash
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon that has any Poké-Powers or Poké-Bodies. This attack does 50 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:L+20
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.35 | $1.20 | $19.98 | $1.35 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.28 | $19.99 | $84.90 | $6.29 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.51 |
| 30-day average | €0.56 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.75 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.30 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.05 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.25 |
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 $1.35; 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 "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Starmie?
Starmie is a Uncommon card in the Legends Awakened set.
Other Starmie printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
